kawayan

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo
    Synonym: butong

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Bolinao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. wood

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kʌˈwa.jʌn̪]

Noun

kawayan

  1. a grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
  2. the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1]. Compare Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, and Yami kawalan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kɐˈwa.jɐn]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

Derived terms

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan
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