bayawak

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog bayawak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈʝawak/, [baˈʝa.wak]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧wak

Noun

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bayáwak

  1. monitor lizard

Ilocano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈjawak/ [bɐˈja.wak]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧wak

Noun

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bayawak (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. scorpion

Sundanese

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Romanization

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bayawak

  1. Romanization of ᮘᮚᮝᮊ᮪

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak. Compare Ilocano bayawak (scorpion), Malay biawak, and Gorontalo biyawa'o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bayawak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)
    Nakatagpo kami ng dalawang bayawak sa loob ng gubat.
    We encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.
  2. iguana

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • bayawak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018