bawig

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bawəʀ. Compare Ilocano baor, Aklanon bawog, and Malay bawar. Doublet of baway. See also Ilocano baweg.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbawiɡ/ [ˈbaː.wɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -awiɡ
  • Syllabification: ba‧wig

Noun

bawig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. lever
    Synonyms: suit, pansuit, palangka, pang-alsa, aspike
  2. (fishing) bamboo fishing pole
    Synonyms: baway, baliwasnan, baliwasan, (dialectal) baligwasan, tawtaw
  3. bamboo pole used to raise high lasso traps (for birds); with the lasso trigger-mechanism on its very tip
    Synonym: tukod-silo

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 145
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 44
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