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luy-a

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: luy‧a
  • IPA(key): /ˈlujʔa/ [ˈl̪uj.ʔa]

Noun

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lúy-a (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌ᜔ᜀ)

  1. ginger (Zingiber officinale)
  2. rhizome of this plant

Higaonon

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

    Noun

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    luy-a

    1. ginger

    Hiligaynon

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

      Noun

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      luy-a

      1. ginger (Zingiber officinale)
      2. rhizome of this plant