kabuyaw

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan kabuyau (modern kabuyo), from Proto-Philippine *kabuʀaw. Compare Ivatan kavugaw, Ilocano kabugaw / kaburaw, and Cebuano kabugaw. See also Ilocano kamuyaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈbujaw/ [kɐˈbuː.jaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ujaw
  • Syllabification: ka‧bu‧yaw
  • Homophone: Cabuyao

Noun

kabuyaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)

See also

Further reading

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