agaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡaw/ [ˈʔa.ɡɐʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: a‧gaw

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Might be related to etymology 2; compare etymology of igsuon (sibling). The third sense may have been influenced by dialectal agawon (boss, supervisor).

Alternative forms

  • gawshort form, vocative

Noun

agaw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. a cousin
  2. a form of address to a cousin, regardless if related by blood or through marriage
  3. an amiable form of address to a stranger

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (snatch, take away, usurp). Compare Kapampangan ayo, Bikol Central agaw, Tagalog agaw, and Maranao agaw.

Verb

agaw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. to take away from someone's possession; to usurp
    Synonym: ilog
Derived terms
  • agawan
  • mangaagaw

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (snatch, take away by force, rob). Compare Tagalog agaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡaw/ [ˈʔa.ɡɐw]
  • Rhymes: -aɡaw
  • Syllabification: a‧gaw

Noun

agaw (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜯ᜴)

  1. grasping; grabbing at something

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 20
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (snatch, take away by force, rob). Compare Kapampangan ayo, Bikol Central agaw, Cebuano agaw, and Maranao agaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡaw/ [ˈʔaː.ɣaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aɡaw
  • Syllabification: a‧gaw

Noun

agaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. snatch; sudden seizure
    Synonyms: daklot, sunggab, haklot, hablot, haklit, (obsolete) kayaw
  2. usurpation; illegal seizure (of position, property, etc.)
    Synonyms: samsam, ilit, kamkam
  3. interpolation (in conversation)
    Synonyms: agaw-sabi, abat, sabat
  4. (colloquial) act of saving someone from death
  5. (botany) cypress vine
  6. (basketball) steal
Derived terms
  • agaw-bisa
  • agaw-buhay
  • agaw-dilim
  • agaw-lihi
  • agaw-liwanag
  • agaw-pansin
  • agaw-timbang
  • agaw-tingin
  • agaw-tulog
  • agawan
  • agawin
  • di-maabot-agawin
  • kaagaw
  • kaagaw-suso
  • maagaw
  • maagawan
  • mag-agawan
  • magpangagawan
  • makiagaw
  • makipag-agawan
  • mang-agaw
  • mangangagaw
  • pag-agaw
  • umagaw
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡaw/ [ʔɐˈɣaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: a‧gaw

Noun

agáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. hot ashes wrapped in cloth to induce hemorrhage in parturition
    Synonyms: padugo, pampadugo

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Yogad

Noun

agaw

  1. ginger

Noun

agáw

  1. day