Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bAyawak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بياوق (Rumi spelling biawak, plural بياوق-بياوق or بياوق۲, informal 1st possessive بياوقکو, 2nd possessive بياوقمو, 3rd possessive بياوقڽ)

  1. monitor lizard (lizard of the genus Varanus)