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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧wan
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈwan/
Noun
uwán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜈ᜔)
- (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of ulan
Verb
uwán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜈ᜔)
- (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of ulan
Quotations
Japanese
Romanization
uwan
- Rōmaji transcription of うわん
Javanese
Romanization
uwan
- Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦤ꧀
Olukumi
Etymology
Within Yoruba, compare with Standard Yoruba ahọ́n Ekiti Yoruba ụọ́n, Ondo Yoruba iwán, Ijebu Yoruba uwọ́n, Igbomina Yoruba awọ́n, Iyagba Yoruba ighọ́n. Also see Igala ímálu, Ifè iŋá, Itsekiri iwán. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-wã́, *ɪ-wã́, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-wã́, *ɪ-wã́, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-ɓã́.
Pronunciation
Noun
úwán
- (anatomy) tongue