duryan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• durian

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dur‧yan

Noun

duryan

1. (rare) the durian tree
2. (rare) the fruit of this tree

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:duryan.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• durian
• duriyan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an. Compare Taaw't Bato dugyan, Maranao doriyan, and Tausug dūyan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /duɾˈjan/ [d̪ʊɾˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: dur‧yan

Noun

duryán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. durian (tree and fruit)

Further reading

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