luya-luyahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From the reduplication of luya +‎ -han, indicating imitation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˌja luˈjahan/ [lʊˌja lʊˈjaː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: lu‧ya-lu‧ya‧han

Noun

luyá-luyáhan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜌᜎᜓᜌᜑᜈ᜔)

1. zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)

   Synonyms: barak, tamahiba, tamokansi, tamo

Further reading

• “luya-luyahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018