kawing

English

Verb

kawing

  1. present participle and gerund of kaw

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Hiligaynon

Noun

káwing

  1. copulation

Verb

káwing

  1. to copulate

Maranao

Etymology

From Malay kahwin, kawin.

Noun

kawing

  1. wed, wedding

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kawiŋ (link in a chain; joined together, as links in a chain, people in sexual intercourse or marriage; hands joined in crossing pattern in circle dance). See also Malay kahwin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈwiŋ/ [kɐˈwɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ka‧wing

Noun

kawíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. link of a chain
  2. act of linking one thing to another (with a hook or link)
    Synonym: pagkakawing
  3. state of being linked together (as parts of a chain)

Derived terms

  • ikawing
  • kawing-kawing
  • kawing-kawingin
  • kawingan
  • kumawing
  • magkakawing
  • magkawing
  • nakakawing
  • pagkakawing
  • pagkawing-kawing
  • pagkawing-kawingin
  • pagkawingin

See also

References

  • kawing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kawiŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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