luy-a

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: luy‧a
  • IPA(key): /ˈluiʔa/ [ˈl̪uɪ.ʔɐ]

Noun

lúy-a (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌ᜔ᜀ)

  1. ginger (Zingiber officinale)
  2. rhizome of this plant

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

luy-a

  1. ginger

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

luy-a

  1. ginger (Zingiber officinale)
  2. rhizome of this plant
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