anilaw
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanilaw (cf. Malay nilau (“Guioa pubescens”)).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ni‧law
- IPA(key): /ʔaniˈlaw/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɪˈl̪aʊ̯]
Noun
aniláw
References
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- anilao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanilaw (“a tree; Grewia spp.”), possibly via Cebuano. Compare Malay nilau (“Guioa pubescens”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈnilaw/ [ʔɐˈn̪iː.laʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -ilaw
- Syllabification: a‧ni‧law
Noun
anilaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜎᜏ᜔) (botany)
Related terms
Further reading
- “anilaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qanilaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI