hawong

Asi

Etymology

Compare Cebuano nawong and Waray-Waray nawong.

Noun

hawóng

  1. (anatomy) face
  2. appearance of something
  3. shade; shadow

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈwoŋ/ [haˈwoŋ]
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈwoŋ/ [ʔaˈwoŋ] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧wong

Noun

hawóng (Basahan spelling ᜑᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (literary) sense; value
    Synonyms: halaga, kamugtakan

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

hawóng

  1. (anatomy) face

Tagalog

Etymology

Said to be from Chinese [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 柴碗 (chhâ-óaⁿ, wooden bowl).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈwoŋ/ [hɐˈwoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: ha‧wong

Noun

hawóng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. wooden soup bowl
    Synonym: sopera

See also

References

  1. ^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “柴碗”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC

Further reading

  • hawong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 22