muwang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muˈaŋ/ [ˈmwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: mu‧wang

Noun

muwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. knowledge; understanding; intelligence
    Synonyms: alam, batid, malay, kaalaman, kabatiran, kamalayan
    Anong muwang mo?
    What is your knowledge about it?
    • 1994, Al O. Santiago, Sining ng pagsasaling-wika: sa Filipino mula sa Ingles, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 198:
      Gaya ng nabanggit na, imposibleng makapagsalin ng tula ang isang walang muwang kahit man lamang sa "rudiments of poetry".
      Like the one mentioned, one who lacks knowledge cannot translate a poem, even the "rudiments of poetry".

Derived terms

  • kamuwangan
  • kinamuwangan
  • walang-kamuwang-muwang
  • walang-kinamuwangan
  • walang-muwang

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