asuang

English

Noun

asuang (plural asuangs)

  1. Alternative form of aswang

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *aswang (“witch”). Compare Tagalog aswang, Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, and Malay ason (“evil spirit of the night”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈswaŋ/, [əˈswäŋ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧suang

Noun

asuang

  1. (folklore, mythology) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)
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