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tawag

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈtawaɡ/ [ˈt̪aː.waɡ]
    • Hyphenation: ta‧wag

    Verb

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    tawag

    1. to call

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    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR. Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta tawah, Ibaloi tawal, Cebuano tawag, and Tausug tawag.

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      Noun

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      tawag (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄ᜔)

      1. act of calling someone (by name or by signalling)
      2. act of calling on the telephone, telegram, etc.
        Synonyms: pagtelepono, pagtelegrama
      3. telephone call
        May tawag ka.
        You have a phone call.
      4. term; identifying name; what something is called
        Synonyms: katawagan, pangalan, ngalan
        Ano'ng tawag dito?
        What is the name for this?
      5. (law) call; summons
        Synonyms: patawag, pasundo
      6. roll call
        Synonym: pasalista
      7. banns (announcement of a forthcoming marriage)
        Synonym: tawag sa kasal
      8. announcement (as by a loud crier)
        Synonyms: bando, pagbabando
      9. doctor's call or visit (especially on request by someone)
        Synonyms: dalaw, pagdalaw, bisita, pagbisita
      10. fee for a doctor's call or visit
        Synonym: subida
      11. (cockfighting) announcement of the rate of betting (as by a tahor or a kristo)

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      See also

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      Further reading

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      • “tawag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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      Tausug

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR. Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta tawah, Ibaloi tawal, Cebuano tawag, and Tagalog tawag.

        Pronunciation

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        • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tawaɡ/ [t̪aˈwɑɡ̚]
        • Rhymes: -aɡ
        • Syllabification: ta‧wag

        Verb

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        tawag (Sulat Sūg spelling تَوَݢْ)

        1. to call or ordering someone to come

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