ambuwang

ambuwang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔambuˈaŋ/ [ʔɐmˈbwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: am‧bu‧wang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abuqaŋ.

Noun

ambuwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. large beetle
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

ambuwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. loud wail
Derived terms
  • mag-ambuwang
  • umambuwang

Further reading

  • “ambuwang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*abuqaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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