puwing

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• poying — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• puling
• puying

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈiŋ/ [ˈpwiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: pu‧wing

Noun

puwíng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜅ᜔)

1. foreign body, usually dust, in the eye
2. contradiction, denial, or repudiation of someone's statement, thereby causing confusion

Derived terms

• ikapuwing
• mapuwing
• puwingin

 

See also

• muta

 

See also

• “puwing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018