wagas

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧gas
  • IPA(key): /waˈɡas/ [waˈɡas]

Adjective

wagás

  1. scattered; dispersed
    Synonyms: warak, purak, wagwag

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧gas
  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɡas/ [ˈwa.ɡas]

Noun

wágas

  1. gold mineral

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧gas
  • IPA(key): /waˈɡas/ [wɐˈɡas̪]

Adjective

wágas

  1. precious

Noun

wágas

  1. a gem
  2. pure gold

Further reading

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

Central Dusun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

wagas

  1. rice

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧gas

Noun

wágas

  1. methodology

Further reading

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

Kimaragang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

wagas

  1. husked rice

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑː.ɡɑs/, [ˈwɑː.ɣɑs]

Noun

wāgas

  1. nominative/accusative plural of wāg

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central wagas, Cebuano wagas, and Western Bukidnon Manobo wagas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waˈɡas/ [wɐˈɣas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: wa‧gas

Adjective

wagás (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. pure
    Synonyms: dalisay, lantay, puro, busilak
    Wagas na pagmamahal ang iniuukol niya sa asawa.
    What he dedicated to his spouse is pure love.
  2. sincere; genuine; true
    Synonyms: tunay, totoo, matapat
  3. (colloquial) extreme; of excessive degree
    Synonyms: masyado, sobra, labis
    Wagas ang tawa mo sa biro ko.
    Your laugh towards my joke is extreme.

Derived terms

  • kawagasan

Noun

wagás (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) a kind of gold with high purity; refined gold
  2. (obsolete) gold dust; powdered or ground gold; shavings or small pieces of gold (or silver)
    Maraming wagas sa bulubulo mo?
    Do you have a lot of gold dust in your container?

Further reading

Anagrams

Tobilung

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

wagas

  1. uncooked husked rice

Upper Kinabatangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

wagas

  1. uncooked rice