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Hanunoo
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *agiw. Compare Tagalog agiw (“soot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡiw/
- Rhymes: -aɡiw
- Syllabification: a‧giw
Noun
agiw (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜲᜯ᜴)
- soot that collects on the rafters of a house
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Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 21
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *agiw.
Pronunciation
Noun
agiw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜏ᜔)
- dirty, sooty cobweb
- soot
- Synonym: uling
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