luya

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Bikol Central[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈluja/, [ˈl̪u.ja]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ya

Noun[edit]

lúya (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)

  1. weakness; feebleness
    Synonyms: tamlay, bublay, yaya
    Antonym: kusog
  2. sluggishness
    Antonym: liksi

Derived terms[edit]

Brooke's Point Palawano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun[edit]

luya

  1. ginger

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈluja/, [ˈl̪u.jʌ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ya

Adjective[edit]

luya

  1. weak; lacking in strength (of body, muscle, etc.)
  2. weak (in a subject)

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

luya

  1. inflection of luir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia. Compare Bikol Central laya, Brooke's Point Palawano luya, Cebuano luy-a, Hiligaynon luy-a, Ilocano laya, Kapampangan laya, Malay halia, and Tausug luya.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

luya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)

  1. ginger

Derived terms[edit]

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun[edit]

luya

  1. ginger
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