kawayan

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kaˈwa.jan̪]

Noun

kawáyan

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: kalap, butong

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Bolinao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. wood

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kʌˈwa.jʌn̪]

Noun

kawayan

  1. any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
  2. the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1]. Compare Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, and Yami kawalan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kɐˈwa.jɐn]

Noun

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. bamboo

Derived terms
  • anluwaging kawayan
  • batong-kawayan
  • kawa-kawayan
  • kawayanan
  • kawayang-kiling
  • kawayang-tsina

See also

References
  1. Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*kawayan”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading
  • “kawayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1].

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan
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