ambuwang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • ambwang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abuqaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔambuˈaŋ/ [ʔɐmˈbwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: am‧bu‧wang

Noun

ambuwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. large beetle

See also

Further reading

  • ambuwang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*abuqaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI