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Etymology
Compare Cebuano nawong and Waray-Waray nawong.
Noun
hawóng
- (anatomy) face
- appearance of something
- shade; shadow
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈwoŋ/
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈwoŋ/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ha‧wong
Noun
hawóng (Basahan spelling ᜑᜏᜓᜅ᜔)
- (literary) sense; value
- Synonyms: halaga, kamugtakan
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
hawóng
- (anatomy) face
Tagalog
Etymology
Said to be from Chinese . Compare Hokkien 柴碗 (chhâ-óaⁿ, “wooden bowl”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
hawóng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜓᜅ᜔)
- wooden soup bowl
- Synonym: sopera
See also
References
Further reading
- “hawong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 22