anwang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanuaŋ, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ. Compare Ilocano nuang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanˈwaŋ/ [ʔɐnˈwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: an‧wang

Noun

anwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. (now dialectal) carabao, water buffalo
    Synonyms: kalabaw, damulag
  2. Kyllinga nemoralis (a type of sedge)

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