"puwa" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpuwa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpuː.wɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜉᜓᜏ [Baybayin], pua [alternative]
Rhymes: -uwa Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Vulgar Latin *pugia Spanish púabor. Tagalog puwa Borrowed from Spanish púa (“plectrum; pick”), from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:púa<t:plectrum; pick><ety:uder<la-vul:*pugia<ety:uder<la:pungō<t:to prick, to puncture, to sting>>>>>|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Vulgar Latin *pugia Spanish púabor. Tagalog puwa [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "plectrum; pick", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to prick, to puncture, to sting", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "prick", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "punch", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pewǵ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*pungō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pungō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*pugia", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "púa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "puwa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="puwa"> Borrowed from Spanish púa (“plectrum; pick”), from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”)., {{ety|tl|:bor|es:púa<t:plectrum; pick><ety:uder<la-vul:*pugia<ety:uder<la:pungō<t:to prick, to puncture, to sting>>>>>|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Vulgar Latin *pugia Spanish púabor. Tagalog puwa Borrowed from Spanish púa (“plectrum; pick”), from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} puwa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏ)
  1. (music) plectrum; guitar pick Synonyms: plektro
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    }
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  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ]
    },
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    }
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    ],
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      "pungō",
      "pungo#Latin"
    ],
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      "*pugia",
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      "púa",
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    ],
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      "púa",
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    ],
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.\nProto-Italic *pungō\nLatin pungō\nVulgar Latin *pugia\nSpanish púabor.\nTagalog puwa\nBorrowed from Spanish púa (“plectrum; pick”), from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”).",
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    {
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  ],
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        "Tagalog terms derived from Latin",
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        "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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      "glosses": [
        "plectrum; guitar pick"
      ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uwa"
    }
  ],
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}

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