abuyan

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Hanunoo

Etymology

From aboy +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbujan/
  • Rhymes: -ujan
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧yan

Noun

abuyan (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜳᜬᜨ᜴)

  1. spouse
    Synonym: aboy

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 19