uwak

See also: Uwak

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (harsh cry; bellow; loud cry), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwak

  1. crow

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (harsh cry; bellow; loud cry), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/ [ʔuˈwak]
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Basahan spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. crow

See also

  • sili-sili

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • oac, ooacobsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (harsh cry; bellow; loud cry), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈwak/ [ʔʊˈwak]
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. crow; raven

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈwak/ [ʔuˈwak]
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (plural uwwak, Kur-itan spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of wak

Javanese

Romanization

uwak

  1. romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦏ꧀

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.ˈwak/, [u.ˈwak]

Noun

uwak

  1. night heron

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (harsh cry; bellow; loud cry) (cf. Kapampangan auak, Cebuano uwak, Pangasinan wawak, Tausug uwak), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/ [ʔʊˈak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. birds of the genus Corvus such as crows and ravens (especially the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos)
  2. caw (of such a bird)
  3. (figurative) traitorous or gluttonous person

Derived terms

Further reading

  • uwak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (harsh cry; bellow; loud cry), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔuak/ [ʔʊˈak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: u‧wak

Noun

uwak (Sulat Sūg spelling اُوَكْ)

  1. crow

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (harsh cry; bellow; loud cry), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwák

  1. crow
    Synonym: gayang