appaku

Japanese

Romanization

appaku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あっぱく

Tuwali Ifugao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku.

Noun

appaku

  1. fern variety, young shoots are edible, they grow in uncultivated land, especially damp areas

Derived terms

  • mangappaku (to gather fern shoots)