gumamela
English
Noun
gumamela (plural gumamelas)
- (Philippines) Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- (Philippines) Any flower or plant belonging to the genus Hibiscus
Synonyms
- (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis): China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, shoeblack plant
References
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hibiscus rosa-sinensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gu‧ma‧me‧la
- IPA(key): /ɡumaˈmela/ [ɡu.maˈme.l̪a]
Noun
gumamela
- Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- Any flower or plant belonging to the genus Hibiscus
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gu‧ma‧me‧la
- IPA(key): /ɡumaˈmela/ [ɡʊ.mɐˈmi.l̪ɐ]
Noun
gumamela
- Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- any flower or plant belonging to the genus Hibiscus
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- gomamila — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- gumamila — obsolete
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡumaˈmela/ [ɡʊ.mɐˈmɛː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: gu‧ma‧me‧la
Noun
gumamela (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜋᜋᜒᜎ)
Derived terms
- gumamela de-aranya
- gumamelang-asul
Descendants
- → Chamorro: guma'mela
Further reading
- “gumamela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 322: “Flor) Gumamila (pp) colorada amanera de amapola”
- page 536: “Roſa) Gomamila (pp) colorada como [amapola]”
Yogad
Noun
gumamela