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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Southern Philippine *gənaw. Compare Bikol Central agnaw, Cebuano bugnaw, Waray-Waray tugnaw, Maranao tenggaw, and Maguindanao tenggaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
gináw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜏ᜔)
- coldness of weather; cold temperature (of one's environment)
- cold feeling due to cold weather
- Synonym: kaligkig
- chill (such as from malaria or other fever)
- Synonyms: ngiki, pangingiki
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Further reading
- “ginaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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