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Binukid
Noun
langgam
- wild beast
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lang‧gam
- IPA(key): /laŋˈɡam/,
Noun
langgám
- bird
Usage notes
This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be found at langgam#Tagalog.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:langgam.
Higaonon
Noun
langgam
- a beast
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *lamʀam (“vermin”). Compare Ilocano langgam (“bird”), Hanunoo langgam (“millepede”), Calamian Tagbanwa lamlam (“bird”), Bikol Central gamgam (“bird”), Aklanon eanggam (“rat”), Cebuano langgam (“bird”), Western Bukidnon Manobo langgam (“any non-human creature”), and Binukid langgam (“wild beast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laŋˈɡam/,
- Rhymes: -am
- Hyphenation: lang‧gam
Noun
langgám (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜋ᜔)
- ant
- Synonym: (dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque) guyam
Usage notes
This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be found at langgam#Cebuano.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “langgam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “langgam”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024