"tawak" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /taˈwak/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪ɐˈwak̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: tawák [canonical], ᜆᜏᜃ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ak Head templates: {{tl-noun|tawák|b=+}} tawák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜃ᜔)
  1. immunity to snake bites (of a person)
    Sense id: en-tawak-tl-noun-wm-4N93R Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Birds Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 30 2 18 2 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 39 5 30 3 22 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 30 8 29 5 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 7 29 4 27 Disambiguation of Birds: 33 3 27 3 34
  2. ability to cure people bitten by snakes (especially with one's saliva)
    Sense id: en-tawak-tl-noun-l~ggm2u1 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 18 28 22 17 15
  3. person immune to snake bites with the alleged ability to cure people bitten by snakes (especially with one's saliva)
    Sense id: en-tawak-tl-noun-5kvyRPly Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Birds Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 30 2 18 2 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 30 8 29 5 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 7 29 4 27 Disambiguation of Birds: 33 3 27 3 34
  4. quack that cures ostensibly with his own saliva
    Sense id: en-tawak-tl-noun-FLnjJxOv
  5. a species of white, wading bird (with a long neck, long legs like a heron, but smaller)
    Sense id: en-tawak-tl-noun-kflfRyEE Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Birds Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 30 2 18 2 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 30 8 29 5 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 7 29 4 27 Disambiguation of Birds: 33 3 27 3 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: may-sa-tawak Related terms: tuklaw
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