anilaw

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanilaw (cf. Malay nilau (“Guioa pubescens”)).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧law
  • IPA(key): /ʔaniˈlaw/

Noun

aniláw

  1. Colona serratifolia

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanilaw (“a tree; Grewia spp.”), possibly via Cebuano. Compare Malay nilau (“Guioa pubescens”).

Pronunciation

Noun

anilaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜎᜏ᜔) (botany)

  1. Colona serratifolia

Further reading

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

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