pakwan

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pakˈwan/ [pakˈwan̪]
  • Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. watermelon, Citrullus lanatus
    Synonym: sandiya

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpakwan/ [ˈpak.wɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. watermelon Citrullus lanatus
    Synonym: sandiya

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano pakwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈkwan/, [paˈkwãn]
  • Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán

  1. watermelon
    Synonym: sandias

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

pakwan

  1. watermelon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan pakuan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pakˈwan/ [pɐkˈwan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: (uncommon) sandiya, (Quezon) kandoy

Derived terms

References

  • pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018