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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
duryan
- (rare) the durian tree
- (rare) the fruit of this tree
Quotations
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an. Compare Taaw't Bato dugyan, Maranao doriyan, and Tausug dūyan.
Pronunciation
Noun
duryán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)
- durian (tree and fruit)
Further reading
- “duryan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018