uwak

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwak

  1. crow

Cebuano

Alternative forms
  • oac, ooac (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/, [ʔʊˈak]

Noun

uwák

  1. crow; raven

Javanese

Romanization

uwak

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦏ꧀

Sakizaya

Noun

uwak

  1. night heron

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • ouac – obsolete, Abecedario spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”) (cf. Cebuano uwak, Pangasinan wawak), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: u‧wak
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈak/, [ʔʊˈak]

Noun

uwák (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. birds of the genus Corvus such as crows and ravens (especially the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos)
  2. caw (of such a bird)
  3. (figurative) traitorous or gluttonous person

Derived terms
  • mag-uwak
  • naligo manding uwak
  • pinag-uuwakan
  • uwakin

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwak

  1. crow

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwák

  1. crow

Synonyms
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