uwi

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See also: uwĭ and ʻuwī

Esmeralda

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Noun

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uwi

  1. Alternative form of uvve

References

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  • Sabine Dedenbach-Salazar Sáenz, Contribuciones a las lenguas y culturas de los Andes (2005), page 241: "uwi o uwe en esmeraldeño"
  • Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes: úvve (citing Seler 1902, Jijón y Caamaño 1941), uwi

Javanese

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Romanization

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uwi

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦶ

Lindu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi.

Noun

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uwi

  1. sweet potato

Marshallese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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uwi

  1. the smell of cooking fish
  2. deliciousness (of fish)

Verb

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uwi

  1. to be delicious (of fish)

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ulíq (return, restore), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq (return home; return something; restore, repair; repeat; motion to and fro). Compare Pangasinan oli, Kapampangan uli, Bikol Central uli, Calamian Tagbanwa ulik, Cebuano uli, Tboli ulek, Tausug uwi',Coastal Kadazan uhi and Javanese ꦲꦸꦭꦶꦃ (ulih). Doublet of uli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uwî (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜒ)

  1. act of returning home (one's hometown, province, country, etc.)
  2. anything brought home by someone (especially from a trip)
    Synonym: pasalubong

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • uwi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018