bayawak

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bayawak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈʝawak/, [baˈʝa.wak]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧wak

Noun

bayáwak

1. monitor lizard

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• bayauac — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈjawak/ [bɐˈja.wak]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧wak

Noun

bayawak (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔)

1. scorpion

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bayauac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• biyawak

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak (cf. Ilocano bayawak (“scorpion”), Malay biawak, and Gorontalo biyawa'o).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈjawak/ [bɐˈjaː.wɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: ba‧ya‧wak

Noun

bayawak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔)

1. monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)

   Nakatagpo kami ng dalawang bayawak sa loob ng gubat.

   We encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.

2. iguana

Derived terms

• malabayawak

Related terms

• basakay
• bayagbag

Further reading

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