kawayan

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kaˈwa.jan̪]

Noun

kawáyan

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: kalap, butong

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Bolinao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. wood

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/, [kʌˈwa.jʌn̪]

Noun

kawayan

  1. any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
  2. the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1] Compare Kapampangan kuayan, Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, Tausug kayawan and Yami kawalan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kɐˈwa.jɐn]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: ka‧wa‧yan

Noun

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. bamboo
Derived terms
See also

Adjective

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. made of bamboo

Etymology 2

From kaway +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌkaˈwajan/ [ˌkaˈwa.jɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ajan
    • IPA(key): /kawaˈjan/ [kɐ.wɐˈjan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧wa‧yan

Noun

káwáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. simultaneous waving of hands
    Synonym: pagkakawayan
  2. act of waving hands at each other

Verb

kawayán (complete kinawayan, progressive kinakawayan, contemplative kakawayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. to call someone by waving one's hand
  2. to wave one's hand at someone (as in bidding goodbye)
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for kawayan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an kaway object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
kawayan kinawayan kinakawayan
inakawayan1		 kakawayan
akawayan1		 kawayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

References
  1. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kawayan”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading
  • “kawayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1]

Noun

kawayan

  1. bamboo

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan
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