paniyo

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu. Compare Maguindanao penu, Malay penyu, and Brunei Malay panyu.

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Noun[edit]

paniyô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜌᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. (large) turtle
    Synonym: pagong

Usage notes[edit]

  • Indicated as seldom used as early as 1860 in Vocabulario de la lengua tagala.

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