wais

wais

1. plural of wai

• Sawi, WISA, WIAs, AIWS, Siwa, swai, WSIA, Iswa

Borrowed from English wise, with an older spelling of diphthongs on loanwords but now read as two separate vowels.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwaʔis/ [ˈwaː.ʔɪs]
    • Rhymes: -aʔis
    • Syllabification: wa‧is
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwajs/ [ˈwaɪ̯s] (dated)
    • Rhymes: -ajs
    • Syllabification: wais

wais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔ or ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔) (colloquial)

1. crafty; skillful; clever; sharp; wise

   Synonyms: marunong, mautak, matinik, mahusay, madiskarte, maabilidad, matalino

• ways — uncommon

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwaʔis/ [ˈwaː.ʔɪs]
• Rhymes: -aʔis
• Syllabification: wa‧is

wais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

1. leaning or swaying to one side and another

• magwais

• “wais”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• iwas, sawi, isaw