wans

See also: Wans and WANs

English

Noun

wans

  1. plural of wan

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

wans

  1. romanization of π…πŒ°πŒ½πƒ

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English once, from Middle English ones, from Old English ānes. Patterned after makaisa (β€œto be able to deceive”, literally β€œto get one of something”) and maisahan (β€œto be able to be fooled or deceived”, literally β€œto potentially gotten of one of something”). See also onse (β€œtrickery”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwans/ [ˈwanΜͺs]
  • Rhymes: -ans
  • Syllabification: wans

Noun

wans (Baybayin spelling αœαœˆαœ”αœαœ”) (slang, dated)

  1. fast one; fooling; duping; deception; trickery
    Synonyms: daya, loko, gulang, panlalamang, (slang) onse

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, β†’ISBN, page 155
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