uwak

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwak

  1. crow

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Basahan spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. crow

See also

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈwak/
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. crow; raven

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈwak/
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (plural uwwak, Kur-itan spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of wak

Javanese

Romanization

uwak

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦏ꧀

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Noun

uwak

  1. night heron

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”) (cf. Cebuano uwak, Pangasinan wawak), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

Noun

uwák (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. birds of the genus Corvus such as crows and ravens (especially the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos)
  2. caw (of such a bird)
  3. (figurative) traitorous or gluttonous person

Derived terms

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔuak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: u‧wak

Noun

uwak (Sulat Sūg spelling اُوَكْ)

  1. crow

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwák

  1. crow
    Synonym: gayang
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