aswang
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
aswang (plural aswangs)
Anagrams[edit]
Bikol Central[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aswáng
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Unknown.
Noun[edit]
aswáng
- (folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)
- (humorous, somewhat offensive) a person who acts or has the characteristics of an aswang
Etymology 2[edit]
From taas + suwang. By rhyming.
Noun[edit]
aswáng
Hiligaynon[edit]
Noun[edit]
aswáng
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Greater Central Philippine *aswang (“witch”). Compare Aklanon aswang, Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, and Malay ason (“evil spirit of the night”). See also Malay suangi. Possibly related to Sanskrit असुर (asura) + -ng.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasˈwaŋ/ [ʔɐsˈwaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: as‧wang
Noun[edit]
aswáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “aswang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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