dawag

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdawaɡ/ [ˈdaː.wʌɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -awaɡ
  • Syllabification: da‧wag

Noun

dáwag

  1. scarecrow

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “dáwag”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 122

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdawaɡ/ [ˈd̪aː.wɐɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -awaɡ
  • Syllabification: da‧wag

Noun

dawag (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜄ᜔)

  1. any of several species of spiny, woody vines
    1. orange climber (Zanthoxylum asiaticum)
    2. caper berry (Capparis zeylanica)
      Synonym: halubagat-baging
    3. caper-thorn (Capparis micracantha)
      Synonyms: bayabas-uwak, halubagat, salimbagat, malarayat-kahoy, tinikan
    4. sapnit (Caesalpinia latisiliqua)
      Synonyms: kabitkabag, kamit-kabag, sagnit, sampinit, sapnit, kamutpusa
  2. rattan spine
    Synonym: tinik-yantok

Derived terms

  • dawagan
  • madawag

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