"bayawak" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /baˈjawak/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˈjaː.wɐk̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔ [Baybayin], bayauac [alternative], biyawak [alternative]
Rhymes: -awak Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak. Compare Ilocano bayawak (“scorpion”), Malay biawak, and Gorontalo biyawa'o. The sense “brother-in-law” is a play on bayaw. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*bayawak}} Proto-Philippine *bayawak, {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*bayawak}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak, {{cog|ilo|bayawak||scorpion}} Ilocano bayawak (“scorpion”), {{cog|ms|biawak}} Malay biawak, {{cog|gor|biyawa'o}} Gorontalo biyawa'o, {{m-g|brother-in-law}} “brother-in-law” Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} bayawak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔)
  1. monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)
    Sense id: en-bayawak-tl-noun-ekcSwLSB Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 71 13 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 69 7 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 67 8 24
  2. iguana Categories (lifeform): Reptiles
    Sense id: en-bayawak-tl-noun-OeSPk1~c Disambiguation of Reptiles: 35 61 3
  3. (slang, dated) brother-in-law Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: bayaw
    Sense id: en-bayawak-tl-noun-c-mhp4HH Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 32 15 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: malabayawak Related terms: basakay, bayagbag
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "biawak"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay biawak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gor",
        "2": "biyawa'o"
      },
      "expansion": "Gorontalo biyawa'o",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "brother-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "“brother-in-law”",
      "name": "m-g"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Philippine *bayawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak. Compare Ilocano bayawak (“scorpion”), Malay biawak, and Gorontalo biyawa'o. The sense “brother-in-law” is a play on bayaw.",
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    {
      "form": "ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bayauac",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biyawak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "basakay"
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          "_dis": "67 8 24",
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        {
          "english": "We encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.",
          "text": "Nakatagpo kami ng dalawang bayawak sa loob ng gubat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)"
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          "monitor lizard",
          "monitor lizard"
        ],
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          "Varanus",
          "Varanus#Translingual"
        ]
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          "_dis": "35 61 3",
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            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "iguana"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "iguana",
          "iguana"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "brother-in-law",
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        "(slang, dated) brother-in-law"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bayaw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/baˈjawak/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɐˈjaː.wɐk̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-awak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bayawak"
}
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    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
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      "word": "malabayawak"
    }
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    },
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    },
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        "2": "biawak"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay biawak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gor",
        "2": "biyawa'o"
      },
      "expansion": "Gorontalo biyawa'o",
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    },
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        "1": "brother-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "“brother-in-law”",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bayauac",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biyawak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "bayawak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜏᜃ᜔)",
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  ],
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    "ba‧ya‧wak"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "basakay"
    },
    {
      "word": "bayagbag"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Tagalog terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "We encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.",
          "text": "Nakatagpo kami ng dalawang bayawak sa loob ng gubat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)"
      ],
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          "monitor lizard"
        ],
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          "Varanus",
          "Varanus#Translingual"
        ]
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    },
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        "iguana"
      ],
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        [
          "iguana",
          "iguana"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brother-in-law"
      ],
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        [
          "brother-in-law",
          "brother-in-law"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, dated) brother-in-law"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bayaw"
        }
      ],
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        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈjawak/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɐˈjaː.wɐk̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-awak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bayawak"
}

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