luwang
Limos Kalinga edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanuaŋ, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ.
Noun edit
luwáng
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *luaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (“wide open space”), from Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground, wide open space”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
luwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏᜅ᜔)
- spaciousness
- extensiveness; vastness
- width
- Synonym: lapad
- (by extension) size; measurement (of clothing apparel, etc.)