luya-luyahan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the reduplication of luya +‎ -han, indicating imitation.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˌja luˈjahan/ [lʊˌja lʊˈja.hɐn]
Rhymes: -ahan
Syllabification: lu‧ya-lu‧ya‧han

Noun[edit]

luyá-luyáhan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜌᜎᜓᜌᜑᜈ᜔)

zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)
Synonyms: barak, tamahiba, tamokansi, tamo

Further reading[edit]

“luya-luyahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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