lawing-ginoo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From lawin (hawk) + -g- + ginoo (lady; noble), literally lady of the hawks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlawiŋ ɡinoˈʔo/, [ˌla.wɪŋ ɡɪ.noˈʔo] (modern pronunciation)

  • IPA(key): /ˌlawiŋ ɡiˈnoʔo/, [ˌla.wɪŋ ɡɪˈno.ʔo]
  • Hyphenation: la‧wing-gi‧no‧o

Noun

lawing-ginoó or lawing-ginoo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ) (obsolete)

  1. bird of prey; eagle
    Synonym: ibong mandaragit
    Ang lawing-ginoo'y tungmitingin mandin sa araw, tanghali mang tapat at kaniyang tinititigan.
    The bird of prey really looks at the sun, even if it's straight up noon, and stares at it.

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