"aw-aw" meaning in Tagalog

See aw-aw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʔawˈʔaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔaʊ̯ˈʔaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: aw-áw [canonical], ᜀᜏ᜔ᜀᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], aw aw [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Reduplication of aw (“sound of dog bark”). See also Proto-Austronesian *qawqaw (“to bark, of a dog”). Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl|aw||sound of dog bark}} Reduplication of aw (“sound of dog bark”), {{inh|tl|map-pro|*qawqaw||to bark, of a dog}} Proto-Austronesian *qawqaw (“to bark, of a dog”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|aw-áw|b=+}} aw-áw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜀᜏ᜔)
  1. (colloquial) bark (of dogs) Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tahol, kahol
    Sense id: en-aw-aw-tl-noun-gJgpraqx Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 22 28 27 23
  2. (childish) dog; woof-woof; bow-wow Tags: childish Synonyms: aso, tsutso
    Sense id: en-aw-aw-tl-noun-FJGLXu6c Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 46 18 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 71 9 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 7 69 8 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 6 77 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 9 66 11 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 18 37 24 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 7 71 9 13 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 22 28 27 23
  3. dog meat
    Sense id: en-aw-aw-tl-noun-ItzTx4Bt Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 22 28 27 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aw-awan, umaw-aw
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʔawˈʔaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔaʊ̯ˈʔaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: aw-áw [canonical], ᜀᜏ᜔ᜀᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], aw aw [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Head templates: {{tl-noun|aw-áw|b=+}} aw-áw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜀᜏ᜔), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. shaking of clothes in water without wringing them Tags: obsolete Derived forms: iaw-aw, mag-aw-aw
    Sense id: en-aw-aw-tl-noun-Ire0jYk1 Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 22 28 27 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aw-awan
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "ᜀᜏ᜔ᜀᜏ᜔",
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        ],
        [
          "woof-woof",
          "woof-woof"
        ],
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          "bow-wow",
          "bow-wow"
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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        "dog meat"
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          "dog",
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      "ipa": "/ʔawˈʔaw/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaʊ̯ˈʔaʊ̯]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aw-aw"
}

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    }
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        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜏ᜔ᜀᜏ᜔",
      "tags": [
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        "shaking of clothes in water without wringing them"
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      "ipa": "/ʔawˈʔaw/",
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʔawˈʔaw/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaʊ̯ˈʔaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    }
  ],
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}

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  ],
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        "aw",
        "aw"
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      ],
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          "clothes",
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          "wring",
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      "ipa": "/ʔawˈʔaw/",
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      "ipa": "[ʔaʊ̯ˈʔaʊ̯]",
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}

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