langgam

See also: Langgam

Binukid

Noun

langgam

1. wild beast

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lang‧gam
• IPA^(key): /laŋˈɡam/, [l̪ʌŋˈɡam]

Noun

langgám

1. bird

Usage notes

This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be found at langgam#Tagalog.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:langgam.

Higaonon

Noun

langgam

1. a beast

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamʀam (“vermin”). Compare Ilocano langgam (“bird”), Hanunoo langgam (“millepede”), Calamian Tagbanwa lamlam (“bird”), Bikol Central gamgam (“bird”), Aklanon eanggam (“rat”), Cebuano langgam (“bird”), Western Bukidnon Manobo langgam (“any non-human creature”), and Binukid langgam (“wild beast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋˈɡam/, [lɐŋˈɡam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: lang‧gam

Noun

langgám (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜋ᜔)

1. ant

   Synonym: (dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque) guyam

Usage notes

This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be found at langgam#Cebuano.

Derived terms

• bahay-langgam
• ihing-langgam
• langgaman
• langgamin
• malanggam

 

See also

• apanas
• hantik
• kuwitib

 

Further reading

• “langgam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “langgam”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024