guyam

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡujam/, [ˈɡu.jɐm]
  • Hyphenation: gu‧yam

Noun

guyam (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) ant
    Synonym: langgam
    • 1980, Philippine Journal of Education:
      REHIYONALISMO - Gamit: Ang asukal ay may mga guyam. Sa Batangas, ang langgam (ant) ay guyam). Bagaman, ang salita (guyam) ay tinatanggap nang bahagi ng talasalitaang Pilipino. FISHING FUN Swing it high, swing it low, Raise ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2000, Anton Juan, The Likhaan book of Philippine drama, 1991-1996: from page to state:
      At ang tao ay singrami ng mga guyam na makikita mo sa paligid. Maraming marami. Hindi maaaring mabilang. SURING: Bata pa lamang ako, may isa akong tanong na isinisigaw palagi sa sansinukob. (Sandali.) Kung sina Lahim-ma ang ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms
  • guyaman
  • guyamin
  • maguyam

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.