baway
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from earlier Kapampangan *bauay (modern Kapampangan baue), from Proto-Philippine *bawəʀ. Compare Ilocano baor and Hanunoo bawog. Doublet of bawig.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
baway (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜌ᜔)
- fishing rod; fishing pole
- Synonyms: bawig, baliwasan, baliwasnan, (dialectal) baligwasan
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 145
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 44