luy-a

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited 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

• Hyphenation: luy‧a
• IPA^(key): /luiˈʔa/, [l̪ʊɪˈʔa]

Noun

luy-á (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌ᜔ᜀ)

1. ginger (Zingiber officinale)
2. rhizome of this plant

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:luy-a.

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

luy-a

1. ginger

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

luy-a

1. ginger (Zingiber officinale)
2. rhizome of this plant