watawat

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *watawat.[1] Compare Tagalog watawat.

Noun

watawat

  1. flag waving back and forth

References

  1. ^ Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *watawat

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *watawat (“wave, flutter (as a flag)”). Compare Amis watawat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waˈtawat/ [wɐˈt̪aː.wɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: wa‧ta‧wat

Noun

watawat (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜆᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. flag; banner; standard; ensign
    Synonyms: bandila, bandera, pindol, estandarte, tung-ol
  2. (obsolete) sign put up (such as a cloth or a woven mat) so no one touches what was marked
    Synonym: tanda
    May watawat yaong bukid.
    That sown land has a sign (to avoid farming on said land).

Derived terms

  • iwatawat
  • magwatawat
  • watawatan

Further reading

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