balangaw
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Noun
balángaw or balangáw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)
- rainbow
- Synonyms: hablondawani, dawani
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw
- IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/ [ba.laˈŋaʊ̯]
Noun
balangáw
Masbatenyo
Noun
balangaw
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *balaŋaw (“rainbow”). Compare Bikol Central balangaw, Cebuano bangaw, Hiligaynon balangaw, Waray-Waray balangaw, and Tausug bāngaw. The senses “triumphal arch” and “congratulation” may be related to the Noahic Covenant.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/ [bɐ.lɐˈŋaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: ba‧la‧ngaw
Noun
balangáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)
- rainbow
- Synonyms: bahaghari, bahagsubay
- (neologism) spectrum
- (obsolete) triumphal arch
- Synonyms: arko, balantok
- (by extension, obsolete) congratulation
Derived terms
- balangawan
- balangawin
- balngawsipat
- balngawsukat
- bumalangaw
- magbalangawan
- pagbalangaw
Further reading
- “balangaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 34
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
Waray-Waray
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/, [ba.laˈŋaʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw
Noun
balangáw