waagan

Tagalog

Etymology

From waag + -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧a‧gan
  • IPA(key): /waˈʔaɡan/, [wɐˈʔa.ɣɐn]

Verb

waagan (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜀᜄᜈ᜔, complete winaagan, progressive winawaagan, contemplative wawaagan)

  1. to clear off a field or place of all things that obstruct clear viewing
  • waagin

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

  • wággan
  • wâgan

Noun

waagan

  1. crow
    • 1892, James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal dialect called Wirradhuri, in John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language
      Wággan—a black crow.
    • 1904, R. H. Mathews, The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 34
      Crow .... .... ... wâgan.
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