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kawayan

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kawáyan

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: kalap, butong

References

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

Bolinao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. wood

References

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

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kɐˈwa.jɐn̪]

Noun

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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

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms

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References

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

Dibabawon Manobo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

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

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

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

Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

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

Kapampangan

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Noun

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kawayan

  1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of kauayan

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

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

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. bamboo
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Adjective

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kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. made of bamboo

Etymology 2

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From kaway +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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káwáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

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

Verb

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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
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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

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  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kawayan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

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

Yogad

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

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kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

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