langaw

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Sarong langaw (A fly (insect))

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈl̪a.ŋaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun

lángaw (Basahan spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. fly (insect)
    Synonym: layog-layog

Derived terms

Binukid

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈl̪a.ŋaʊ̯]

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Verb

langaw

  1. for a fly to hover over or land on something
  2. for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/, [ˈläː.ŋäʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun

lángaw

  1. fly (insect)

Verb

lángaw

  1. for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies

Kavalan

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Khumi Chin

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la˥.ŋɔ˩/

Noun

langaw

  1. dry field

References
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 44

Mamanwa

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. a fly

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. horsefly, gadfly

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw (compare Kapampangan lango), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw (compare Fijian lago, Chamorro lalo', Hawaiian nalo, Indonesian langau, Maori rango), from Proto-Austronesian *laŋaw (compare Amis lalangaw, Kavalan rangaw).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/ [ˈla.ŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aŋaw
  • Syllabification: la‧ngaw

Noun

langaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

See also
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