uwak

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwak

1. crow

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• oac, ooac — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈak/, [ʔʊˈak]
• Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

1. crow; raven

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈwak/, [ʔuˈwak]
• Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (plural uwwak, Kur-itan spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of wak

Javanese

Romanization

uwak

1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦏ꧀

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ˈwak/, [u.ˈwak]

Noun

uwak

1. night heron

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ouac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”) (cf. Cebuano uwak, Pangasinan wawak), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈak/, [ʔʊˈak]
• Hyphenation: u‧wak

Noun

uwák (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜃ᜔)

1. birds of the genus Corvus such as crows and ravens (especially the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos)
2. caw (of such a bird)
3. (figurative) traitorous or gluttonous person

Derived terms

• mag-uwak
• naligo manding uwak
• pinag-uuwakan
• uwakin

 

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwak

1. crow

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Noun

uwák

1. crow

Synonyms

• gayang