adwana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aduana (“customs”), from Andalusian Arabic الديوان (ad-dīwān, “the administrative office”), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadˈwana/ [ʔɐd̪ˈwaː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ad‧wa‧na

Noun

adwana (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜏᜈ)

  1. customs; custom house
  2. tax imposed on exports and imports

Derived terms

References

  • “adwana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “adwana”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 13
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