alibangbang
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alibángbáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ (compare with Ilocano kulibangbang, Coastal Kadazan kohibambang plus Brunei Malay kulimambang and kalimambang) from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ (compare with Amis adipangpang).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alibangbáng
- butterfly
- Synonym: kabakaba
- orchid tree, and their leaves whose sap is used as a souring agent
- butterflyfish
- angelfish
- the pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:alibangbang.
Derived terms edit
- alibangbangon (“butterflyfish”)
References edit
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 24
Higaonon edit
Noun edit
alibangbang
Hiligaynon edit
Noun edit
alibángbang
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/, [ʔɐ.lɪ.bɐmˈbaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: a‧li‧bang‧bang
Noun edit
alibangbáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)
- Malabar orchid tree; Malabar bauhinia (Piliostigma malabaricum)
- small, roadside, yellow-winged butterfly
See also edit
Waray-Waray edit
Noun edit
alibangbáng
Yami edit
Noun edit
alibangbang