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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ngaw
- IPA(key): /ˈbaŋaw/
Etymology 1
Compare langaw.
Noun
bangaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)
- buffet; party; feast
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
bangaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)
- rainbow
Usage notes
Quotations
Karao
Noun
bangaw
- owl
- Synonym: angkop
Maranao
Noun
bangaw
- buffet; food served at feasts; food for the public
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *baŋaw (“paddy bug”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
bangaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)
- blowfly
- botfly; horsefly
- Synonym: niknik
Usage notes
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
bangáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅᜏ᜔)
- Alternative form of bang-aw
Further reading
- “bangaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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