Jump to content

kawayan

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Bolinao

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. wood

References

[edit]

Cebuano

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kɐˈwa.jɐn̪]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
  2. the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane

Quotations

[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]

Central Bikol

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kaˈwa.jan̪]

Noun

[edit]

kawáyan

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: kalap, butong

References

[edit]

Dibabawon Manobo

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

[edit]

Hiligaynon

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

[edit]

Ilocano

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

[edit]

Kapampangan

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of kauayan

Lubuagan Kalinga

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

[edit]

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References

[edit]

Tagalog

[edit]
Tagalog Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tl

Etymology 1

[edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1] Compare Kapampangan kuayan, Central Bikol kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, Tausug kayawan and Yami kawalan.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

    1. bamboo
    Derived terms
    [edit]
    [edit]
    See also
    [edit]

    Adjective

    [edit]

    kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

    1. made of bamboo

    Etymology 2

    [edit]

      From kaway + -an.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Noun

      [edit]

      káwáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

      1. simultaneous waving of hands
        Synonym: pagkakawayan
      2. act of waving hands at each other

      Verb

      [edit]

      kawayán (complete kinawayan, progressive kinakawayan, contemplative kakawayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

      1. to call someone by waving one's hand
      2. to wave one's hand at someone (as in bidding goodbye)
      Conjugation
      [edit]
      Verb conjugation for kawayan
      affix -an
      root word kaway
      trigger object
      aspect
      infinitive kawayan
      complete kinawayan
      progressive kinakawayan
      inakawayan1
      contemplative kakawayan
      akawayan1
      imperative kawayi1

      1 Dialectal use only.

      References

      [edit]
      1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kawayan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Further reading

      [edit]
      • kawayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

      Waray-Waray

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

      Noun

      [edit]

      kawayan

      1. bamboo

      References

      [edit]

      Yogad

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

      Noun

      [edit]

      kawayan

      1. bamboo

      References

      [edit]