lengguwahe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lenggwahe, lengwahe, lenguwahe
• lingguwahe, lingwahe, linguwahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lenguaje, from Old Spanish lenguage, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, based on Latin lingua (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leŋɡuˈahe/ [lɛŋˈɡwaː.hɛ]
• Rhymes: -ahe
• Syllabification: leng‧gu‧wa‧he

Noun

lengguwahe (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜑᜒ)

1. language; idiom; speech

   Synonyms: wika, salita, idyoma, lengguwa

Related terms

• lengguwa
• lengguwa de-gato
• lengguwa de-perro
• lengguweta

 

Further reading

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