LINGKAW

This isn’t a common word in Filipino conversation.

lingkaw
scythe

lingkaw
sickle

A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade. It is used for harvesting grain crop or cutting grass for hay.

In the Philippines, the lingkaw is used for cutting palay (rice plants) in the paddies.

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