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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aduana (“customs”), from Andalusian Arabic الديوان (ad-dīwān, “the administrative office”), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).
Pronunciation
Noun
adwana (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜏᜈ)
- customs; custom house
- tax imposed on exports and imports
Derived terms
References
- “adwana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “adwana”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 13