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Cebuano
Etymology
From Jes B. Tirol's "Kapulongnan" (2010).
Noun
buyang
- (archaic, obsolete) paper
See also
Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buyaŋ (“colored paper”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buyaŋ (“bark cloth”). Cognate Buginese ujang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbujaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: bu‧yang
Noun
buyang (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨐ)
- kind of barkcloth used to wrap packages, and as writing paper.
- paper (but not writing paper, which is referred to as karattasaʼ).
- playing card.
- paper money, banknote.
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Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI