bangkiyaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Structurally possibly Hokkien Chinese.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baŋkiˈaw/ [bɐŋˈkjaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: bang‧ki‧yaw

Noun

bangkiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. torn woven mat used as a sort of waving flag placed in a field of grain to scare birds away

Derived terms

  • bangkiyawin
  • ipagbangkiyaw
  • magbangkiyaw
  • pagbangkiyawan

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