kinawayan

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From kaway (hand wave) +‎ -an +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kinawaˈjan/ [kɪ.n̪ɐ.wɐˈjan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ki‧na‧wa‧yan

Verb

kinawayán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. complete aspect of kawayan
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Etymology 2

From kawayan (bamboo) +‎ -in-, literally likened into a bamboo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kinaˈwajan/ [kɪ.n̪ɐˈwaː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: ki‧na‧wa‧yan

Noun

kinawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜏᜌᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. a type of long-fruited banana with a tapering tip, a little thick, and its taste was described as good but not that of the best ones, possibly Musa × paradisiaca (AAB group)
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