“Wing” in every Philippine language
Wing across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Wing |
|---|---|
| English | Wing |
| Tagalog | pakpak |
| Ilocano | payak |
| Cebuano | pako |
| Hiligaynon | pakpak |
| Waray | pako |
| Bikol | pakpak |
| Kapampangan | pakpak |
| Pangasinan | pakpak |
What the pattern shows
Pakpak in five languages, and Cebuano and Waray pako is the same root without the doubling. Ilocano payak is the only form that has moved far from it.
Where they agree
- pakpak — Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
- pako — Cebuano, Waray
Standing alone: English (Wing) and Ilocano (payak).
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.