watawat

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *watawat.[1] Compare Tagalog watawat.

Noun

watawat

  1. flag waving back and forth

References
  1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *watawat

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *watawat.[1] Compare Amis watawat.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waˈtawat/ [wɐˈta.wɐt]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: wa‧ta‧wat

Noun

watawat (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜆᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. flag; banner; standard; ensign
    Synonyms: bandila, bandera, pindol, estandarte, tung-ol

Derived terms
  • iwatawat
  • magwatawat

References
  1. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*watawat”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading
  • “watawat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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