agwas
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish aguas, plural of agua, from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
Noun
agwas
- water system, water supply
See also
- gripo
- puso
- tabay
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀuas (“young stage of mullet”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ag‧was
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡwas/, [ˈʔaɡ.wɐs]
- IPA(key): /ʔaɡˈwas/, [ʔɐɡˈwas]
- Rhymes: -aɡwas, -as
Noun
agwas or agwás
- squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)
See also
- banak