dilambuwaya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- dilang-buwaya
- dilang buaya
Etymology
From dila + -m- + buwaya, literally “crocodile's tongue”.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧lam‧bu‧wa‧ya
- IPA(key): /diˌlambuˈaja/, [dɪˌlamˈbwa.jɐ]
- IPA(key): /ˌdilambuˈaja/, [ˌdi.lɐmˈbwa.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -aja
Noun
dilámbuwáya or dílambuwáya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜌ)
- aloe vera
- Synonyms: sabila, aksibal, sabila pinya
References
- “dilambuwaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018