pakwan

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pakˈwan/
  • Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. watermelon, Citrullus lanatus
    Synonym: sandiya

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpakwan/
  • Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. watermelon Citrullus lanatus
    Synonym: sandiya

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano pakwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈkwan/,
  • Hyphenation: pak‧wan

Noun

pakwán

  1. watermelon
    Synonym: sandias

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

pakwan

  1. watermelon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: (uncommon) sandiya, (Quezon) kandoy

Derived terms

References

  • pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018