taywanak
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tayouanac, tayuanac — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- taiwanak
- tawi-anak
- tayiwanak
- tayuwanak
- tewanak
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tajwaˈnak/ [t̪aɪ̯.wɐˈn̪ak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tay‧wa‧nak
Noun
taywanák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜏᜈᜃ᜔)
- species of soft bamboo, smooth and shiny, thornless but grows high (Bambusa vulgaris)
- Synonyms: kiling, kawayan-kiling, lunas
Related terms
- Taywanak Ibaba
- Taywanak Ilaya
See also
Further reading
- “taywanak”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “tayuwanak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1398
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 375
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier