limuran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Ilocano arimuran and Isnag arimuran (“rattan”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈmuɾan/ [lɪˈmuː.ɾɐn̪], /limuˈɾan/ [lɪ.mʊˈɾan̪]
  • Rhymes: -uɾan, -an
  • Syllabification: li‧mu‧ran

Noun

limuran or limurán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. a species of rattan (Calamus ornatus)
    Synonyms: agubak, likuto, (Quezon) abangan, lukuan, palaklakanin
  2. rattan fruit; snake fruit (sour-sweet fruit of Calamus ornatus)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “limuran”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “limurang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 228
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