ligwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• liguan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qali-ʀuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qani-ʀuan. Compare Ilocano arinuan, Kapampangan anigguan, Cebuano ligwan, and Malay neruan. See also laywan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liɡˈwan/ [lɪɡˈwan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: lig‧wan

Noun

ligwán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

1. a smaller species of honeybee

See also

• bubuyog
• laywan
• pukyutan

 

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.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot

Anagrams

• lawing, lingaw, waling