baywang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

baeuang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
baiwang — obsolete
bayauang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
bayawang
bewang — colloquial
bay-awang — dialectal, Rizal, Marinduque

Etymology

Syncopic form of earlier variant bayawang. Compare Remontado Agta bay-awang.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bajˈwaŋ/ [baɪ̯ˈwaŋ], (colloquial) /ˈbewaŋ/ [ˈbɛ.wɐŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: bay‧wang

Noun

baywáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

(anatomy) waist

Derived terms

baywangan
baywangin
mamaywang
nakapamaywang

Further reading

“baywang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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