alibangbang

alibangbang

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧bang‧bang
• IPA^(key): /ʔaliˈbaŋbaŋ/

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Noun

alibangbang

1. (Naga) dragonfly

   Synonym: atibagros

2. (dialectal) butterfly

   Synonyms: kulagbaw, kalibangbang

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Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Amis adipangpang.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧bang‧bang
• IPA^(key): /ʔaliˈbaŋbaŋ/, [ʔʌ.l̪ɪˈbam.bʌŋ]

Noun

alibangbang

1. a butterfly
2. the orchid tree (Bauhinia purpurea, syn. Phanera purpurea); a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae
3. the yellow bell orchid tree (Bauhinia tomentosa); Saint Thomas tree
4. the Malabar orchid tree (Piliostigma malabaricum); Malabar bauhinia
5. the leaves of these trees used as a souring agent
6. the pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alibangbang.

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Higaonon

Noun

alibangbang

1. butterfly

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Hiligaynon

Noun

alibángbang

1. butterfly

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Waray-Waray

Noun

alibangbáng

1. butterfly

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Yami

Noun

alibangbang

1. flying fish