lingkaw

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 兩鉤两钩 (liáng-kau, a kind of scythe), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lingkáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. scythe
    Synonyms: karit, lilik
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Further reading

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  • lingkaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 37