tuwang
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧wang
Verb
tuwang
- to fall
- to lose one's balance
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- touang — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tuaŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈaŋ/ [ˈt̪waŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: tu‧wang
Adjective
tuwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜅ᜔)
- carried, supported or positioned on both or opposite sides
- acting as partners (in doing or performing something)
Derived terms
- katuwang
- magpatuwang
- magtuwang
- pagtuwang-tuwangin
- tumuwang
- tuwang-tuwang
- tuwang-tuwangin
- tuwangan
Noun
tuwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜅ᜔)
- act of carrying a load with another (as a partner)
- Synonyms: usong, pag-uusong
- act of dancing with another (as a partner)
- Synonyms: pareha, pagpareha
- act of being a cosponsor with another (as in someone's baptism, confirmation, or marriage)
Further reading
- “tuwang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tausug
Verb
tuwang
- to pour