"mamaw" meaning in Tagalog

See mamaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmamaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈmaː.maʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋᜋᜏ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -amaw Etymology: Borrowed from Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”). Compare Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|ceb|mamaw||monster; devil; demon}} Borrowed from Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”), {{cog|hil|mamaw||Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.}} Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} mamaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜏ᜔)
  1. ferocious; bestially cruel Synonyms: halimaw, mabangis
    Sense id: en-mamaw-tl-adj-Z-GzORfP 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: 43 4 4 49 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 65 5 5 25 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 62 5 5 28

Noun

IPA: /ˈmamaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈmaː.maʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋᜋᜏ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -amaw Etymology: Borrowed from Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”). Compare Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|ceb|mamaw||monster; devil; demon}} Borrowed from Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”), {{cog|hil|mamaw||Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.}} Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} mamaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜏ᜔)
  1. (childish) ghost Tags: childish Synonyms: multo, mumu
    Sense id: en-mamaw-tl-noun-6tbvA9Ye
  2. (childish) monster Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-mamaw-tl-noun-vqr6UQvM
  3. (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-mamaw-tl-noun-DVa9VRJk Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 43 4 4 49 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 28 11 10 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: halimaw
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