uwang

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: u‧wang
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈaŋ/, [ʔʊˈaŋ]

Noun

uwang

  1. the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

Verb

uwang

  1. to howl
  2. to break off or break up a fight

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese wĕhaṅ.

Noun

uwang

  1. jaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare ambuwang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈaŋ/, [ʔʊˈaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧wang

Noun

uwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. a type of horned beetle infecting palm trees (especially coconut trees)
  2. (obsolete) crying of children
  3. (obsolete) howl of animals (such as dogs)

Derived terms
  • ipag-uwang
  • iuwang
  • mag-uwang
  • mauwangin
  • may uwang sa ulo
  • pag-uwangan
  • umuwang
  • uwangan
  • uwangin

See also
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