ligwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

liguan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qali-ʀuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qani-ʀuan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liɡˈwan/, [lɪɡˈwan]
Hyphenation: lig‧wan

Noun

ligwán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

a smaller species of honeybee

See also

References

“ligwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot

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