tawak

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Central Dusun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak.

Noun

tawak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

tawák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. immunity to snake bites (of a person)
  2. ability to cure people bitten by snakes (especially with one's saliva)
  3. person immune to snake bites with the alleged ability to cure people bitten by snakes (especially with one's saliva)
  4. quack that cures ostensibly with his own saliva
  5. a species of white, wading bird (with a long neck, long legs like a heron, but smaller) (clarification of this definition is needed)

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