lengguwahe

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • lenggwahe, lengwahe, lenguwahe
  • lingguwahe, lingwahe, linguwahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lenguaje, from Old Spanish lenguage, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, based on Latin lingua (“tongue”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /leŋɡuˈahe/, [lɛŋˈɡwa.hɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ahe
  • Syllabification: leng‧gu‧wa‧he

Noun

lengguwahe (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜑᜒ)

  1. language; idiom; speech
    Synonyms: wika, salita, idyoma, lengguwa
  • lengguwa
  • lengguwa de-gato
  • lengguwa de-perro
  • lengguweta

Further reading
  • “lengguwahe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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