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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bawəʀ. Compare Ilocano baor, Aklanon bawog, and Malay bawar. Doublet of baway. See also Ilocano baweg.
Pronunciation
Noun
bawig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜒᜄ᜔)
- lever
- Synonyms: suit, pansuit, palangka, pang-alsa, aspike
- (fishing) bamboo fishing pole
- Synonyms: baway, baliwasnan, baliwasan
- bamboo pole used to raise high lasso traps (for birds); with the lasso trigger-mechanism on its very tip
- Synonym: tukod-silo
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 145
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 44