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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluja/,
- Hyphenation: lu‧ya
Noun
lúya (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)
- weakness; feebleness
- Synonyms: tamlay, bublay, yaya
- Antonym: kusog
- sluggishness
- Antonym: liksi
Derived terms
Brooke's Point Palawano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.
Noun
luya
- ginger
Spanish
Verb
luya
- inflection of luir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia. Compare Bikol Central laya, Brooke's Point Palawano luya, Cebuano luy-a, Hiligaynon luy-a, Ilocano laya, Kapampangan laya, Malay halia, and Tausug luya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluja/,
- Hyphenation: lu‧ya
Noun
luya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)
- ginger
Derived terms
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.
Noun
luya
- ginger