asusena

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Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧su‧se‧na

Noun[edit]

asusena

  1. the tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa); a perennial plant related to the agaves

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish azucena, from Andalusian Arabic السوسنة (as-sūsána), from Arabic سُوسَن (sūsan, lily), from Middle Persian swsn' (sōsan), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian

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(zšn, lotus).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧su‧se‧na
  • IPA(key): /ʔasuˈsena/, [ʔɐ.sʊˈsɛ.nɐ]

Noun[edit]

asusena (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜐᜒᜈ) (botany)

  1. tuberose (Agave amica)

Further reading[edit]

  • asusena”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018