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langgam

See also: Langgam

Binukid

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Noun

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langgam

  1. wild beast

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: lang‧gam
  • IPA(key): /laŋˈɡam/ [l̪ɐŋˈɡam]

Noun

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langgám

  1. bird

Usage notes

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

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:langgam.

Higaonon

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Noun

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langgam

  1. a beast

Tagalog

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Etymology

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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”).

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Noun

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langgám (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜋ᜔)

  1. ant
    Synonym: (dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque) guyam

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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