luya

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluja/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ya

Noun

lúya (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)

  1. weakness; feebleness
    Synonyms: tamlay, bublay, yaya
    Antonym: kusog
  2. sluggishness
    Antonym: liksi

Derived terms

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

luya

  1. ginger

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluja/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ya

Adjective

luya

  1. weak; lacking in strength (of body, muscle, etc.)
  2. weak (in a subject)

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

luya

  1. inflection of luir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia. Compare Ilocano laya, Kapampangan laya, Brooke's Point Palawano luya, Bikol Central laya, Aklanon euy-a, Cebuano luy-a, Hiligaynon luy-a, Maranao loya, Tausug luuya, and Malay halia. See also laiya.

Pronunciation

Noun

luya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)

  1. ginger
    Synonym: henhibre

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “luya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “luya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 374: “Ienjibre) Luya (pp) que pica y quema, ay mucho en eſta tierra, es eſte caſero y ſe ſiembra”
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laqia”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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