hawig

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ha‧wig

Noun

hawig

  1. the enigmatic moray (Gymnothorax enigmaticus)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan auig.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /haˈwiɡ/ [hɐˈwɪɡ̚] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -iɡ
    • IPA(key): /ˈhawiɡ/ [ˈhaː.wɪɡ̚] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -awiɡ
  • Syllabification: ha‧wig

Adjective

hawíg (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. similar; alike; having similarity to
    Synonyms: kahawig, kawangis, katulad, kagaya, kawangki, kahulilip, halilagyo, muli

Noun

hawig (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. similarity; resemblance; likeness
    Synonyms: wangis, tulad, wangki, pagkakawangis, pagkakatulad, pangkakawangki, hulilip, muli
  2. comparison
    Synonyms: hambing, tulad, pares, paghahambing, pagtutulad, pagpapares

Derived terms

  • hawig-anghel
  • ihawig
  • kahawig
  • kahawigan
  • maghawig
  • magkakahawig
  • pagkakahawig

Further reading

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