alibangbang
التعريفات والمعاني
== Bikol Central ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔaliˈbaŋbaŋ/ [ʔa.l̪iˈbam.baŋ]
Hyphenation: a‧li‧bang‧bang
=== Noun ===
alibángbáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)
(Naga) dragonfly
Synonym: atibagros
(dialectal) butterfly
Synonyms: kulagbaw, kalibangbang, mariposa
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ (compare with Ilocano kulibangbang, Coastal Kadazan kohibambang plus Brunei Malay kulimambang and kalimambang) from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ (compare with Amis adipangpang).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔaliˈbaŋbaŋ/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɪˈbam.bɐŋ]
Hyphenation: a‧li‧bang‧bang
=== Noun ===
alibángbang
butterfly
Synonym: kabakaba
orchid tree, and their leaves whose sap is used as a souring agent
orchid tree (Bauhinia purpurea, syn. Phanera purpurea)
yellow bell orchid tree (Bauhinia tomentosa); Saint Thomas tree
Malabar orchid tree (Piliostigma malabaricum); Malabar bauhinia
butterflyfish
angelfish
the pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus)
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:alibangbang.
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 24
== Hanunoo ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔaliˈbaŋbaŋ/ [ʔa.liˈbɐm.bɐŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋbaŋ
Syllabification: a‧li‧bang‧bang
=== Noun ===
alibangbang (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜲᜪᜥ᜴ᜪᜥ᜴) (zoology)
butterfly
=== Further reading ===
Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 25
== Higaonon ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ.
=== Noun ===
alibangbang
butterfly
== Hiligaynon ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ.
=== Noun ===
alibángbang
butterfly
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
alibambang
kalibangbang — dialectal, Quezon
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-baŋbaŋ (“kind of tree with leaves shaped like butterflies”), from Proto-Austronesian *qali- (prefix for words with a sensitive reference to the spirit world) + Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ (“butterfly, moth”). Compare Brunei Malay kulimambang.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/ [ʔɐ.lɪ.bɐmˈbaŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: a‧li‧bang‧bang
=== Noun ===
alibangbáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)
small, roadside, yellow-winged butterfly
Malabar orchid tree; Malabar bauhinia (Piliostigma malabaricum)
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“alibangbang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“alibangbang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qali-baŋbaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*baŋbaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
== Waray-Waray ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ.
=== Noun ===
alibangbáng
butterfly
== Yami ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ.
=== Noun ===
alibangbang
flying fish