ligwak
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- liguac – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lig‧wak
- IPA(key): /liɡˈwak/, [lɪɡˈwak]
Noun
ligwák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- spilling from a container (of water or liquid)
- Synonyms: salwak, pagkasalwak, linggak, awak, alawak, awas
- liquid spilled from a container
Derived terms
- iligwak
- ligwakan
- lumigwak
- maligwak
- pagkaligwak
See also
- apaw
Adjective
ligwák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (figurative, slang) defeated; eliminated; failed
- Synonym: talo
Further reading
- “ligwak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018