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Dibabawon Manobo
Noun
kawad
- large fish hook
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid, “rule, pattern”). Doublet of kawat and kaedah.
Noun
kawad (Jawi spelling کاود, plural kawad-kawad, informal 1st possessive kawadku, 2nd possessive kawadmu, 3rd possessive kawadnya)
- (Malaysia) row, file, line (of soldiers, troops)
- Synonyms: baris, barisan, kawat, nirai
Verb
berkawat
- (Malaysia) to march in a single file or line
- Synonyms: berbaris, berkawat
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Maranao kawat, Tausug kawat, and Malay kawat.
Pronunciation
Noun
kawad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜇ᜔)
- wire
- Synonym: alambre
- mga kawad ng koryente ― electrical wires
- (music, obsolete) chord; string (of a musical stringed instrument)
- Synonyms: bagting, kuwerdas
Derived terms
Further reading
Waray-Waray
Noun
kawad
- wire
Yogad
Noun
kawad
- chain