uwak
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.
Noun
uwak
- crow
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- oac, ooac (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧wak
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/, [ʔʊˈak]
Noun
uwák
- crow; raven
Javanese
Romanization
uwak
- Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦏ꧀
Sakizaya
Noun
uwak
- night heron
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ouac – obsolete, Abecedario spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”) (cf. Cebuano uwak, Pangasinan wawak), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧wak
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/, [ʔʊˈak]
Noun
uwák (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)
- birds of the genus Corvus such as crows and ravens (especially the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos)
- caw (of such a bird)
- (figurative) traitorous or gluttonous person
Derived terms
- mag-uwak
- naligo manding uwak
- pinag-uuwakan
- uwakin
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.
Noun
uwak
- crow
Yogad
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.
Noun
uwák
- crow
Synonyms
- gayang