pakwan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpakwan/ [ˈpak.wan̪]
• Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

1. watermelon Citrullus lanatus

   Synonym: sandiya

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pakwán (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

1. watermelon, Citrullus lanatus

   Synonym: sandiya

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano pakwan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pakuˈan/ [pa.ku.ˈan]

• Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán

1. watermelon

   Synonym: sandias

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Noun

pakwan

1. watermelon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pacuan, pacquan, paquan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• pakuwan — dated

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan pakuan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakˈwan/ [pɐk̠ˈwan̪]
• 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, 2018