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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 兩鉤 / 两钩 (liáng-kau, “a kind of scythe”), according to Manuel (1948).
Pronunciation
Noun
lingkáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜏ᜔)
- scythe
- Synonyms: karit, lilik
Further reading
- “lingkaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 37