mamaywang

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Syncopic form of earlier variant mamayawang. By surface analysis, mam- +‎ baywang.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamajˈwaŋ/ [mɐ.maɪ̯ˈwaŋ], (colloquial) /maˈmewaŋ/ [mɐˈmɛː.wɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ma‧may‧wang

Verb

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mamaywáng (complete namaywang, progressive namamaywang, contemplative mamamaywang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜌ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. to put one's hands on the waist; to be akimbo
    Huwag kang mamaywang sa harap ko.
    Don't you put your hands on your waist [while] in front of me.

Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 148
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 119.