luya

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luya.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lúya (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)

1. weakness; feebleness

   Synonyms: tamlay, bublay, yaya

   Antonym: kusog

2. sluggishness

   Antonym: liksi

Derived terms

• kaluyahan
• magluya
• maluya
• paluya

 

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

luya

1. ginger

Cebuano

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

luya

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

Derived terms

• luyahon
• magluya
• maluya
• maluyahon

 

Spanish

Verb

luya

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia. Compare Ilocano laya, Kapampangan laya, Brooke's Point Palawano luya, Bikol Central laya, Aklanon euy-a, Cebuano luy-a, Hiligaynon luy-a, Maranao loya, Tausug luuya, and Malay halia. See also laiya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈluja/ [ˈluː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -uja
• Syllabification: lu‧ya

Noun

luya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜌ)

1. ginger

   Synonym: henhibre

Derived terms

• luya-luyahan
• luyahan
• luyang-dilaw
• luyang-usiw

 

See also

• langkawas
• langkuwas

 

Further reading

• “luya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “luya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 374: “Ienjibre) Luya (pp) que pica y quema, ay mucho en eſta tierra, es eſte caſero y ſe ſiembra”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laqia”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• ulay