kawayan

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
• IPA^(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kaˈwa.jan̪]

Noun

kawáyan

1. bamboo

   Synonyms: kalap, butong

Bolinao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. wood

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧yan
• IPA^(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kɐˈwa.jɐn̪]

Noun

kawayan

1. any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae
2. the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawayan.

Derived terms

• kawayanan

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. bamboo

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. bamboo

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. bamboo

Kapampangan

Noun

kawayan

1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of kauayan

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. bamboo

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan. Compare Kapampangan kuayan, Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, Tausug kayawan and Yami kawalan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈwajan/ [kɐˈwaː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ka‧wa‧yan
• Homophones: Cauayan, Kawayan

Noun

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

1. bamboo

Derived terms

• anluwaging kawayan
• batong-kawayan
• kawa-kawayan
• kawayan-kiling
• kawayanan
• kawayang-tsina
• kiling-kawayan

 

Related terms

• Cauayan
• Kawayan
• Meycauayan

 

See also

• anos
• bayog
• buho
• bulo
• kiling
• pagbo
• siitan
• taywanak
• tubo

 

Adjective

kawayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

1. made of bamboo

Etymology 2

From kaway +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌkaˈwajan/ [ˌkaːˈwaː.jɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajan
  • IPA^(key): /kawaˈjan/ [kɐ.wɐˈjan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧wa‧yan

Noun

káwáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

1. simultaneous waving of hands

   Synonym: pagkakawayan

2. act of waving hands at each other

Verb

kawayán (complete kinawayan, progressive kinakawayan, contemplative kakawayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

1. to call someone by waving one's hand
2. to wave one's hand at someone (as in bidding goodbye)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for kawayan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	kaway		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
kawayan	kinawayan	kinakawayan inakawayan1	kakawayan akawayan1	kawayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. bamboo

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.

Noun

kawayan

1. bamboo