uwang
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- ulang
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧wang
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈaŋ/, [ʔʊˈaŋ]
Noun
uwang
- the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
Verb
uwang
- to howl
- to break off or break up a fight
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese wĕhaṅ.
Noun
uwang
- jaw
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- uang
- ouang – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Compare ambuwang.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧wang
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈaŋ/, [ʔʊˈaŋ]
Noun
uwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜅ᜔)
- a type of horned beetle infecting palm trees (especially coconut trees)
- (obsolete) crying of children
- (obsolete) howl of animals (such as dogs)
Derived terms
- ipag-uwang
- iuwang
- mag-uwang
- mauwangin
- pag-uwangan
- umuwang
- uwangan
- uwangin
See also
- ambuwang
- bagan
- bakukang