gawis

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈwis/ [ɡʌˈwi̞s]
    • Rhymes: -is
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈwih/ [ɡʌˈwi̞h]
    • Rhymes: -ih
  • Syllabification: ga‧wis

Adjective

gawís

  1. good, nice, okay, beautiful

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of gawis
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian gawis,
(Lubon) gawih,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) gawoh
Bauko gawis,
(Banao, Bila, Otucan) gawih
Sabangan gawis,
(Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) gawis,
(Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) gawih

Numeral

gawís

  1. ten

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “gawís”, 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 165
  • Kasiyana (8 July 2024) “'GAWIS!'”, in Facebook‎[2] (in English)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡawis/ [ˈɡaː.wɪs]
  • Rhymes: -awis
  • Syllabification: ga‧wis

Noun

gawis (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) solar plexus

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