kuayan

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• cauayan, cuayan (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
• kauayan
• kawayan, kwayan (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

From earlier kauayan, from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan (“bamboo”). Cognate to Tagalog kawayan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwajən/ [ˈkwäː.jən]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Hyphenation: kua‧yan

Noun

kuáyan

1. bamboo

Derived terms

• kakuayanan