kawad

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Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

kawad

  1. 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)

  1. (Malaysia) row, file, line (of soldiers, troops)
    Synonyms: baris, barisan, kawat, nirai

Verb

berkawat

  1. (Malaysia) to march in a single file or line
    Synonyms: berbaris, berkawat

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Maranao kawat, Tausug kawat, and Malay kawat.

Pronunciation

Noun

kawad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜇ᜔)

  1. wire
    Synonym: alambre
    mga kawad ng koryenteelectrical wires
  2. (music, obsolete) chord; string (of a musical stringed instrument)
    Synonyms: bagting, kuwerdas

Derived terms

Further reading

Waray-Waray

Noun

kawad

  1. wire

Yogad

Noun

kawad

  1. chain