langkawas

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === langcouas, langcuas — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling langkuwas === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkuas (“a plant: Alpinia galanga”), possibly via Malay lengkuas. Compare Ilocano langkuas, Central Bikol langkawas, Aklanon eangkawas, and Tausug langkuwas. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laŋkaˈwas/ [lɐŋ.kɐˈwas] Rhymes: -as Syllabification: lang‧ka‧was === Noun === langkawás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜐ᜔) greater galangal (Alpinia galanga) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “langkawas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “langkawas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laŋkuas”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI