langaw

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Bikol Central

Sarong langaw (A fly (insect))

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun

lángaw (Basahan spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. fly (insect)
    Synonym: layog-layog

Derived terms

Binukid

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Verb

langaw

  1. for a fly to hover over or land on something
  2. for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋaw/
  • Hyphenation: la‧ngaw

Noun

lángaw

  1. fly (insect)

Verb

lángaw

  1. for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies

Kavalan

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Khumi Chin

Pronunciation

Noun

langaw

  1. dry field

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 44

Kimaragang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly

Lotud

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly

Mamanwa

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. a fly

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. horsefly, gadfly

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langaw

  1. fly (insect)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw (compare Kapampangan lango), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw (compare Fijian lago, Chamorro lalo', Hawaiian nalo, Indonesian langau, Maori rango), from Proto-Austronesian *laŋaw (compare Amis lalangaw, Kavalan rangaw).

Pronunciation

Noun

langaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia