"kuwan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Bikol Central]

IPA: /kuˈan/, [ˈkwan̪] Forms: kuwán [canonical]
Head templates: {{bcl-noun|kuwán|b=+}} kuwán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
  1. so-and-so, whatchamacallit Synonyms: kuyan

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /kuˈan/, [ˈkwan] Forms: kuwán [canonical], ᜃᜓᜏᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Possibly either from the following: * From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuan (“to speak, talk”), or derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kua (“whatchamacallit”). Cognate with Ilocano kua, Cebuano kuan, Tausug kuwan, Karo Batak er-kuan (“to speak”), and Tontemboan kuan (“what is said or thought”). * From Sanskrit क्व (kva, “somewhere”), according to Potet (2016). * From a corruption of Spanish cuál (“what”), according to Panganiban (1973). Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*kuan||to speak, talk}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuan (“to speak, talk”), {{der|tl|poz-pro|*kua||whatchamacallit}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kua (“whatchamacallit”), {{cog|ilo|kua}} Ilocano kua, {{cog|ceb|kuan}} Cebuano kuan, {{cog|tsg|kuwan}} Tausug kuwan, {{cog|btx|er-kuan||to speak}} Karo Batak er-kuan (“to speak”), {{cog|tnt|kuan||what is said or thought}} Tontemboan kuan (“what is said or thought”), {{der|tl|sa|क्व||somewhere}} Sanskrit क्व (kva, “somewhere”), {{der|tl|es|cuál||what}} Spanish cuál (“what”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|kuwán|b=+}} kuwán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
  1. so-and-so, whatchamacallit (placeholder name for a person or thing) Synonyms: coan, couan [obsolete], Spanish-based orthography Derived forms: kumuwan, magkuwan, magpakuwan, makikuwan Related terms: ano

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