tanglad

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === tangad === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋəlaj, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋəlaj (“elephant grass, miscanthus grass: Themeda gigantea”). Compare Aklanon tangead and Central Bikol and Tagalog tanglad. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaŋlad/ [ˈt̪aŋ.l̪ɐd̪] Hyphenation: tang‧lad === Noun === tánglad (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜎᜇ᜔) lemongrass; one of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:tanglad. == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋəlaj, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋəlaj (“elephant grass, miscanthus grass: Themeda gigantea”). Compare Aklanon tangead and Cebuano and Tagalog tanglad. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taŋˈlad/ [tan̪ˈl̪ad̪] Hyphenation: tang‧lad === Noun === tanglád (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜎᜇ᜔) lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) ==== See also ==== == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tanlad — superseded, pre-1977 === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋəlaj, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋəlaj (“elephant grass, miscanthus grass: Themeda gigantea”). Compare Central Bikol tanglad, Aklanon tangead, and Cebuano tanglad. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taŋˈlad/ [t̪ɐn̪ˈlad̪̚] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: tang‧lad === Noun === tanglád (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜎᜇ᜔) lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Synonyms: salay, nugo === Further reading === “tanglad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caŋelaj”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI