langaw

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Bikol Central[edit]

Sarong langaw (A fly (insect))

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈl̪a.ŋaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun[edit]

lángaw (Basahan spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. fly (insect)
    Synonym: layog-layog

Derived terms[edit]

Binukid[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Brooke's Point Palawano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈl̪a.ŋaʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Verb[edit]

langaw

  1. for a fly to hover over or land on something
  2. for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies

Kapampangan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈläː.ŋäʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun[edit]

lángaw

  1. fly (insect)

Verb[edit]

lángaw

  1. for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies

Kavalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Khumi Chin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. dry field

References[edit]

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 44

Mamanwa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Mansaka[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. a fly

Maranao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. horsefly, gadfly

Masbatenyo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Pangutaran Sama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Tagakaulu Kalagan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun[edit]

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw (compare Kapampangan lango), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw (compare Fijian lago, Chamorro lalo', Hawaiian nalo, Indonesian langau, Maori rango), from Proto-Austronesian *laŋaw (compare Amis lalangaw, Kavalan rangaw).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈla.ŋaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun[edit]

langaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]