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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish agua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔa.ɡwa]
- Hyphenation: a‧gwa
Noun
ágwa (Basahan spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏ)
- water (only used in set expressions)
- Synonym: tubig
Derived terms
Hanunoo
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish agua (“water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔa.ɡwa]
- Rhymes: -aɡwa
- Syllabification: a‧gwa
Noun
agwa (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤ᜴ᜯ)
- hair oil with a sweet scent
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 22
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish agua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔa.ɡwa]
- Hyphenation: a‧gwa
Noun
ágwa
- water
- Synonym: tubig
- perfume, scent
- Synonym: pahumot
Karao
Noun
agwa
- edible root of the taro plant
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-agwa (infinitive kuagwa)
- Passive form of -aga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -agwa
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| Positive present
|
-naagwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-agwe
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| Negative
|
-agwi
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| Imperative singular
|
agwa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuagwa
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| Negative
|
kutoagwa
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
agwa
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| Plural
|
agweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huagwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liagwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuagwa
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naagwa)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaagwa/naagwa
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tunaagwa
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| 2nd person
|
unaagwa
|
mnaagwa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaagwa
|
wanaagwa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naagwa
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|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -agwi)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siagwi
|
hatuagwi
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| 2nd person
|
huagwi
|
hamwagwi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haagwi
|
hawaagwi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -agwi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taagwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taagwa
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|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -agwe)
|
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niagwe
|
tuagwe
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| 2nd person
|
uagwe
|
mwagwe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aagwe
|
waagwe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -agwe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siagwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeagwa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeagwa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliagwa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliagwa
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|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aagwa)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naagwa
|
twaagwa
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| 2nd person
|
waagwa
|
mwaagwa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aagwa
|
waagwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waagwa
|
yaagwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laagwa
|
yaagwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaagwa
|
vyaagwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaagwa
|
zaagwa
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| u(XI)
|
waagwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaagwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
paagwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaagwa
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|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meagwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaagwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaagwa
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| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiagwa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoagwa
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| Consecutive
|
kaagwa / positive subject concord + -kaagwa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaagwe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niagwa
|
-tuagwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuagwa
|
-waagwa/-kuagweni/-waagweni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwagwa
|
-waagwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uagwa
|
-iagwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liagwa
|
-yaagwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiagwa
|
-viagwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-iagwa
|
-ziagwa
|
| u(XI)
|
-uagwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuagwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-paagwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muagwa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jiagwa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -agwa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-agwaye
|
-agwao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-agwao
|
-agwayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-agwalo
|
-agwayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-agwacho
|
-agwavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-agwayo
|
-agwazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-agwao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-agwako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-agwapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-agwamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -agwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeagwa
|
-oagwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oagwa
|
-yoagwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loagwa
|
-yoagwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choagwa
|
-vyoagwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoagwa
|
-zoagwa
|
| u(XI)
|
-oagwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koagwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poagwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-moagwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish agua (“water”), from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔaɡ.wɐ] (“water”, noun)
- IPA(key): /ʔaɡˈwa/ [ʔɐɡˈwa], /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔaɡ.wɐ] (“splash; surge”, noun)
- Syllabification: ag‧wa
Noun
agwa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏ)
- water
- Synonym: tubig
Usage notes
- Only used in certain expressions.
Noun
agwá or agwa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏ)
- big splash or surge of water (as when one dives into a river)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “agwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “agwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “agwa”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 17
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