bangaw

See also: bang-aw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaŋaw/ [ˈba.ŋɐʊ̯]

Etymology 1

Compare langaw.

Noun

bangaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. buffet; party; feast

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central Philippine *balaŋaw (rainbow). Compare Bikol Central balangaw, Hiligaynon balangaw, Waray-Waray balangaw, and Tausug bāngaw.

Noun

bangaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. rainbow
Usage notes
  • This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at bangaw#Tagalog.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bangaw.

Karao

Noun

bangaw

  1. owl
    Synonym: angkop

Maranao

Noun

bangaw

  1. buffet; food served at feasts; food for the public

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *baŋaw (paddy bug), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋaw.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaŋaw/ [ˈbaː.ŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aŋaw
  • Syllabification: ba‧ngaw

Noun

bangaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. blowfly
  2. botfly; horsefly
    Synonym: niknik
Usage notes
  • This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at bangaw#Cebuano.
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈŋaw/ [bɐˈŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: ba‧ngaw

Adjective

bangáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. alternative form of bang-aw

Further reading

  • bangaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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