banaba
English
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]banaba (plural banabas)
- A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
- Synonyms: giant crape-myrtle, Queen's crape-myrtle, pride of India
References
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Lagerstroemia speciosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lagerstroemia speciosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lagerstroemia speciosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cebuano
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: ba‧na‧ba
Noun
[edit]banaba
Gamilaraay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]banaba
References
[edit]- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Ilocano
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: ba‧na‧bá
Noun
[edit]banabá
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Philippine *banabá. Cognate with Cebuano banaba.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /banaˈba/ [bɐ.n̪ɐˈba]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ba‧na‧ba
Noun
[edit]banabá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜊ)
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Myrtales order plants
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Myrtales order plants
- Gamilaraay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gamilaraay lemmas
- Gamilaraay nouns
- Ilocano lemmas
- Ilocano nouns
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/a
- Rhymes:Tagalog/a/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script