tungaw

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tú‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuŋau/

Noun

túngaw

  1. mite

Derived terms

  • tinungaw

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.ˈŋaw/, [tu.ˈŋaw]

Noun

tungaw

  1. mole (colored spot on skin)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈŋaw/ [t̪ʊˈŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: tu‧ngaw

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”) (cf. Ilocano tungaw, Malay tungau, and Waray-Waray tungaw).

Noun

tungáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. tiny, red itch mite or tick that infests skin folds of fowls with itchy bites
Derived terms
  • pagtutungawin
  • tungawan
  • tungawin
See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *tuŋaw (“Astronia”).

Noun

tungáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. name of various plants belonging to the Astronia genus

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Noun

tungáw

  1. tick
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