"uwak" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔuˈak/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔʊˈak̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: uwák [canonical], ᜂᜏᜃ᜔ [Baybayin], ouac [alternative]
Rhymes: -ak Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make. Compare Kapampangan auak, Cebuano uwak, Pangasinan wawak, and Tausug uwak. See also Malay uak-uak. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*uak|gloss=harsh cry; bellow; loud cry}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), {{onom|tl|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|pam|auak}} Kapampangan auak, {{cog|ceb|uwak}} Cebuano uwak, {{cog|pag|wawak}} Pangasinan wawak, {{cog|tsg|uwak}} Tausug uwak, {{ncog|ms|uak-uak}} Malay uak-uak Head templates: {{tl-noun|uwák|b=+}} uwák (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)
  1. birds of the genus Corvus such as crows and ravens (especially the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos)
    Sense id: en-uwak-tl-noun-5ok0AQsq Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Corvids Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 45 49 6 Disambiguation of Corvids: 49 47 4
  2. caw (of such a bird)
    Sense id: en-uwak-tl-noun-K02vj6zz Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog onomatopoeias, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Corvids Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 45 49 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 55 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 52 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog onomatopoeias: 33 56 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 28 66 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 53 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 61 6 Disambiguation of Corvids: 49 47 4
  3. (figurative) traitorous or gluttonous person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-uwak-tl-noun-dnYcHruV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: daing-uwak, hindi malipad ng uwak, inuwak, inuwakin, itmong-uwak, kalong-uwak, ligong-uwak, mag-inuwak, mag-uwak, melong-uwak, naligo manding uwak, pinag-uuwakan, uwakin

Alternative forms

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