lingkaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 兩鉤／两钩 (liáng-kau, “a kind of scythe”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liŋˈkaw/, [lɪŋˈkaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ling‧kaw

Noun

lingkáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. scythe
    Synonyms: karit, lilik

Further reading
  • “lingkaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 37
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