ingaw
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ing̃ao – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Possibly of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧ngaw
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈŋaw/, [ʔɪˈŋaʊ̯]
Noun
ingáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅᜏ᜔)
- meow
- Synonym: ngiyaw
- reverberating sound in covered spaces
- Synonym: hagunghong
Derived terms
- ingawan
- mag-ingaw
- maingawin
- umingaw
Further reading
- “ingaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018