bawig

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bawəʀ. Compare Ilocano baor, Aklanon bawog, and Malay bawar. Doublet of baway. See also Ilocano baweg.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbawiɡ/ [ˈbaː.wɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -awiɡ
• Syllabification: ba‧wig

Noun

bawig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

1. lever

   Synonyms: suit, pansuit, palangka, pang-alsa, aspike

2. (fishing) bamboo fishing pole

   Synonyms: baway, baliwasnan, baliwasan

3. bamboo pole used to raise high lasso traps (for birds); with the lasso trigger-mechanism on its very tip

   Synonym: tukod-silo

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 145
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 44