watawat

watawat

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *watawat[1]. Compare Tagalog watawat.

Noun

watawat

1. flag waving back and forth

References

1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *watawat

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *watawat[1]. Compare Amis watawat.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wá‧ta‧wat
• IPA^(key): /waˈtawat/, [wɐˈta.wɐt]

Noun

watawat (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜆᜏᜆ᜔)

1. flag; banner; standard; ensign

   Synonyms: bandila, bandera, pindol, estandarte

Derived terms

• iwatawat
• magwatawat

 

References

1. Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *watawat