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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈkawan/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ka‧wan
Noun
bakáwan (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃᜏᜈ᜔)
- mangrove
Maranao
Etymology
From bakaw + -an.
Noun
bakawan
- mangrove
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
baka + wan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bakau̯ˈaŋ/, /bakau̯ˈan/, ,
Noun
bakawan
- rear, last one
Tagalog
Etymology
From bakaw + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
bakawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜏᜈ᜔)
- (botany) loop-root mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)
- Synonyms: bakaw, bangkaw, bakawang-babae
- (colloquial) low-quality local cigarette (usually homemade)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “bakawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018