aswang
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English
Noun
aswang (plural aswangs)
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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Noun
aswáng
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
áswang
- (folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)
- (humorous, somewhat offensive) a person who acts or has the characteristics of an aswang
Etymology 2
From taas + suwang. By rhyming.
Noun
áswang
Hiligaynon
Noun
aswáng
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Greater Central Philippine *aswang (“witch”). Compare Aklanon aswang, Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, and Malay ason (“evil spirit of the night”). See also Malay suangi. Possibly related to Sanskrit असुर (asura) + -ng.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasˈwaŋ/
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: as‧wang
Noun
aswáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)
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See also
Further reading
- “aswang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018