banaba
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
banaba (plural banabas)
- A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
- Synonyms: giant crape-myrtle, Queen's crape-myrtle, pride of India
References[edit]
Lagerstroemia speciosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lagerstroemia speciosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lagerstroemia speciosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ba‧na‧ba
Noun[edit]
banaba
Gamilaraay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
banaba
References[edit]
- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Ilocano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ba‧na‧bá
Noun[edit]
banabá
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *banabá. Cognate with Cebuano banaba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
banabá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜊ)
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Myrtales order plants
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Myrtales order plants
- Gamilaraay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gamilaraay lemmas
- Gamilaraay nouns
- Ilocano lemmas
- Ilocano nouns
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script