kuwago

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ku‧wa‧go

Noun

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kuwagò

  1. Alternative form of kulago

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kuláʀu with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano kullaaw, Pangasinan kulayot, Kapampangan kulayu, Bikol Central kuwaw, Cebuano kulago, Maranao kolago, and Western Bukidnon Manobo kulagu. Doublet of kulago and kulayo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuwago (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜄᜓ)

  1. owl (especially the Philippine eagle owl)
    Synonym: paos

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • kuwago”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 494.
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 386:[Lechuça]) Covago (pp) ave conoçida q̃ anda de noche y aulla, tenian la por aguero y ſi ſepoſaba en los tejados la eſpantauan dando voçes, ſi haçian caſa nueua y ſepoſaua en ella antes deacaballa temian morirſe y aſi ponian vn eſpantajo [para que] noſe poſaſe, y noſe quitauan haſta acaballa
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 106