pakwan

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakˈwan/, [pakˈwan̪]
• Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

1. watermelon, Citrullus lanatus

   Synonym: sandiya

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakˈwan/, [pɐkˈwan̪]
• Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán

1. watermelon Citrullus lanatus

   Synonym: sandiya

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano pakwan.

Noun

pakwán

1. watermelon

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

pakwan

1. watermelon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pacuan, pacquan, paquan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakˈwan/ [pɐkˈwan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

1. watermelon

   Synonyms: (uncommon) sandiya, (Quezon) kandoy

Derived terms

• butong-pakwan

 

References

• “pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018