balangaw

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlaŋaw/ [baˈl̪a.ŋaʊ̯]
  • IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/ [ba.l̪aˈŋaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw

Noun

balángaw or balangáw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: hablondawani, dawani

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/ [ba.laˈŋaʊ̯]

Noun

balangáw

  1. rainbow

Masbatenyo

Noun

balangaw

  1. rainbow

Tagalog

Etymology

    From Proto-Central Philippine *balaŋaw (“rainbow”). Compare Central Bikol balangaw, Cebuano bangaw, Hiligaynon balangaw, Waray-Waray balangaw, and Tausug bāngaw. The senses “triumphal arch” and “congratulation” may be related to the Noahic Covenant.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/ [bɐ.lɐˈŋaʊ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aw
    • Syllabification: ba‧la‧ngaw

    Noun

    balangáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

    1. rainbow
      Synonyms: bahaghari, bahagsubay
    2. (obsolete) triumphal arch
      Synonyms: arko, balantok
    3. (by extension, obsolete) congratulation
    4. (neologism) spectrum

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “balangaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 34
    • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

    Waray-Waray

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /balaˈŋaw/, [ba.laˈŋaʊ̯]
    • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ngaw

    Noun

    balangáw

    1. rainbow
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