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ababang |
pronunciation |
a-bæ-baŋ |
meaning |
noun. 1) Butterfly (insect) 2) Butterfly fish - type of fish ornamented with black and yellow stripes. Also guihan ababang 'butterfly fish.' Refers to many small fish of the families zanclidae and chaetodontidae. |
etymology |
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baŋbaŋ, meaning butterfly or butterfly fish. |
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additional comments |
guihan ababang; ababang amariyu; ababang gupalao; ababang kåhet |