gawgawa-an

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡawɡawaˈʔan/ [ɡaʊ̯.ɡʌ.wʌˈʔʌn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: gaw‧ga‧wa-an

Noun

gawgawa-án

  1. middle finger
  2. middle toe

References

  • WOW - Cordillera (5 November 2024) “The five fingers in Kankanaey”, in Facebook[1]
  • Felina P. Espique; Lou-Ann D. Awingan; Ivy Rose L. Banga-an; Liza Mariz L. Basallo; Laikah Grace P. Bitaga (2019) Exploring the Benguet Kankana-ey Mathematical Terminologies (Thesis), Benguet State University, page 19