luwelang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien. See Hokkien 籠 / 笼 (láng, “bamboo basket”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈelaŋ/ [ˈlwɛː.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -elaŋ
  • Syllabification: lu‧we‧lang

Noun

luwelang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. jar-shaped fruit or agricultural produce container, usually made of strips of bamboo rind

Further reading

  • “luwelang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 672
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