giwang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Malay rewang (“swinging; not fixed”) and Old Javanese giwaṅ (“shaking, in commotion”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡiwaŋ/ [ˈɡiː.wɐŋ], (colloquial) /ˈɡewaŋ/ [ˈɡɛː.wɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iwaŋ
  • Syllabification: gi‧wang

Noun

giwang (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. wobbling movement (as of a moving, dilapidated vehicle)
    Synonyms: gibang, giray

Derived terms

  • gumiwang
  • gumiwang-giwang
  • igiwang
  • igiwang-giwang
  • magpagiwang-giwang
  • paggiwang
  • pagiwang-giwang
  • pagiwangin

Further reading

  • “giwang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Noun

giwang

  1. gap
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