"wais" meaning in Tagalog

See wais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwaʔis/, [ˈwaː.ʔɪs], /ˈwajs/, [ˈwaɪ̯s] Forms: ᜏᜁᜐ᜔ [Baybayin], ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔis, -ajs Etymology: Borrowed from English wise, but now read as two separate vowels due to an older spelling of diphthongs on loanwords. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|wise}} Borrowed from English wise Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+|b2=ways}} wais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔ or ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. crafty; skillful; clever; sharp; wise Tags: colloquial Synonyms: marunong, mautak, matinik, mahusay, madiskarte, maabilidad, matalino, ways [uncommon]
    Sense id: en-wais-tl-adj-DkNUvpSJ Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 77 23 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 64 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwaʔis/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈwaː.ʔɪs] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜏᜁᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔis Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} wais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. leaning or swaying to one side and another Tags: colloquial, obsolete Derived forms: magwais
    Sense id: en-wais-tl-noun-uwMUMAwz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        },
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      "ipa": "[ˈwaː.ʔɪs]"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwajs/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈwaɪ̯s]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajs"
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      "form": "ᜏᜁᜐ᜔",
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        "Baybayin"
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      "form": "ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔",
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          "skillful",
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          "clever",
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          "sharp",
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          "wise",
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          "word": "mahusay"
        },
        {
          "word": "madiskarte"
        },
        {
          "word": "maabilidad"
        },
        {
          "word": "matalino"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈwaʔis/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈwaː.ʔɪs]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aʔis"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwajs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwaɪ̯s]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajs"
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      "rhymes": "-aʔis"
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