Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu. Compare Maguindanao penu, Malay penyu, Brunei Malay panyu, and Javanese ꦥꦼꦚꦸ (penyu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paniyô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜌᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. (large) turtle
    Synonym: pagong

Usage notes

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  • Indicated as seldom used as early as 1860 in Vocabulario de la lengua tagala.

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