langkawas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas (“a plant: Alpinia galanga”), possibly via Malay lengkuas. Compare Ilocano langkuas, Bikol Central langkawas, Aklanon eangkawas, and Tausug langkuwas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laŋkaˈwas/ [lɐŋ.kɐˈwas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: lang‧ka‧was

Noun

langkawás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. galangal (Alpinia galanga)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “langkawas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “langkawas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laŋkuas”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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