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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pakˈwan/
- Hyphenation: pak‧wan
Noun
pakwán (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)
- watermelon, Citrullus lanatus
- Synonym: sandiya
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpakwan/
- Hyphenation: pak‧wan
Noun
pakwan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)
- watermelon Citrullus lanatus
- Synonym: sandiya
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano pakwan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈkwan/,
- Hyphenation: pak‧wan
Noun
pakwán
- watermelon
- Synonym: sandias
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
pakwan
- watermelon
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)
- watermelon
- Synonyms: (uncommon) sandiya, (Quezon) kandoy
Derived terms
References
- “pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018