balangaw

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Bikol Central

Sarong balangaw (multicoloured arch shape).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlaŋaw/
  • IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw

Noun

balángaw or balangáw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: hablondawani, dawani

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/

Noun

balangáw

  1. rainbow

Masbatenyo

Noun

balangaw

  1. rainbow

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *balaŋaw (“rainbow”). Compare Bikol Central balangaw, Cebuano bangaw, Hiligaynon balangaw, Waray-Waray balangaw, and Tausug bāngaw. The senses “triumphal arch” and “congratulation” may be related to the Noahic Covenant.

Pronunciation

Noun

balangáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: bahaghari, bahagsubay
  2. (neologism) spectrum
  3. (obsolete) triumphal arch
    Synonyms: arko, balantok
  4. (by extension, obsolete) congratulation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “balangaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 34
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Waray-Waray

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /baˈlaŋaw/,

Noun

balangáw

  1. rainbow
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