lawaan
English edit
Noun edit
lawaan (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of lauan
Kinaray-a edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lawaan
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *lawaqan, analytically lawa + -an.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lawaan or lawaán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜀᜈ᜔)
- member of the Shorea species of rainforest trees
- Synonym: bayukan
- lauan (the wood from any of the trees of this species)
- small lake; lagoon
- Synonym: dagat-dagatan
Descendants edit
- English: lauan
Further reading edit
- “lawaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018