luy-a
Cebuano
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editluy-á (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌ᜔ᜀ)
- ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- rhizome of this plant
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:luy-a.
Higaonon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.
Noun
editluy-a
Hiligaynon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.
Noun
editluy-a
- ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- rhizome of this plant
Categories:
- Cebuano terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano terms with Badlit script
- ceb:Spices
- ceb:Ginger family plants
- Higaonon terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Higaonon terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Higaonon lemmas
- Higaonon nouns
- Higaonon multiword terms
- Hiligaynon terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hiligaynon terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hiligaynon lemmas
- Hiligaynon nouns