luwang

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanuaŋ, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ.

Noun

luwáng

1. carabao

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• luang

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *luaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (“wide open space”), from Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground, wide open space”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈaŋ/ [ˈlwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
• (dialectal, Quezon, Marinduque) IPA^(key): /ˈluaŋ/ [ˈluː.ɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uaŋ
• Syllabification: lu‧wang

Noun

luwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏᜅ᜔)

1. spaciousness

   Synonyms: luwag, kaluwagan

2. extensiveness; vastness

   Synonyms: lawak, kalawakan, lapad, kalaparan, laki, kalakihan

3. width

   Synonym: lapad

4. (by extension) size; measurement (of clothing apparel, etc.)

   Synonyms: sukat, laki

Derived terms

• lumuwang
• luwangan
• luwangin
• maluwang
• paluwangin

Anagrams

• lungaw