Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bariwis, *baliwis. Compare Malay belibis, Javanese ꦩ꧀ꦭꦶꦮꦶꦱ꧀ (mliwis), and Sundanese ᮝᮜᮤᮝᮤᮞ᮪ (waliwis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baliwís or baliwis (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. wild duck
    Synonyms: labangko, patong-bundok, itik, pato

See also

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Further reading

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  • baliwis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bariwis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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