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kawayan

Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kaˈwa.jan̪]

Noun edit

kawáyan

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: kalap, butong

References edit

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

Bolinao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. wood

References edit

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

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. any 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 edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Dibabawon Manobo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References edit

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

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References edit

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

Ilocano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References edit

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

Lubuagan Kalinga edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References edit

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

Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. bamboo
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Adjective edit

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. made of bamboo

Etymology 2 edit

From kaway +‎ -an.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

káwáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. simultaneous waving of hands
    Synonym: pagkakawayan
  2. act of waving hands at each other

Verb edit

kawayán (complete kinawayan, progressive kinakawayan, contemplative kakawayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. to call someone by waving one's hand
  2. to wave one's hand at someone (as in bidding goodbye)
Conjugation edit
Verb conjugation for kawayan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an kaway object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
kawayan kinawayan kinakawayan
inakawayan1 		kakawayan
akawayan1 		kawayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

References edit

  1. ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kawayan”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading edit

  • “kawayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References edit

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

Yogad edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun edit

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References edit

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