Sebwano

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cebuano, from Cebú (“Cebu”) +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sebwano (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈᜓ)

  1. Cebuano language
    Synonyms: Bisaya, Sugboanon, Sugbuhanon, Sibuhanon, (obsolete) Sugbuhanin

Noun

Sebwano (feminine Sebwana, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈᜓ)

  1. Cebuano (person from Cebu)
    Synonyms: Sugboanon, Sugbuhanon, Sibuhanon, (obsolete) Sugbuhanin
  2. Cebuano (speaker of Cebuano)
    Synonyms: Bisaya, Sugboanon, Sugbuhanon, Sibuhanon, (obsolete) Sugbuhanin

Adjective

Sebwano (feminine Sebwana, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈᜓ)

  1. pertaining to the people and culture of Cebu
  2. pertaining to the Cebuano language
  3. pertaining to being a speaker of the Cebuano language

See also

Further reading

  • “Sebwano”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “Sebwano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 918
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