bakawan

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈkawan/ [baˈka.wan̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka‧wan

Noun

bakáwan (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. mangrove

Maranao

Etymology

From bakaw +‎ -an.

Noun

bakawan

  1. mangrove

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

baka +‎ wan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakawaŋ/, /bakawan/, [ba̠ka̠wã̠ŋ], [bɑ̟kɑ̟wɑ̟ŋ]

Noun

bakawan

  1. rear, last one

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bakaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈkawan/ [bɐˈxaː.wɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -awan
  • Syllabification: ba‧ka‧wan

Noun

bakawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. (botany) loop-root mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)
    Synonyms: bakaw, bangkaw, bakawang-babae
  2. (colloquial) low-quality local cigarette (usually homemade)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “bakawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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