asuán

See also: Asuan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog aswang (or from the same word in other Philippine languages, such as Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, etc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈswan/ [aˈswãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧suán

Noun

asuán m (plural asuanes)

  1. (Philippines, folklore) an evil vampirelike ghoul spirit from Philippine mythos which impedes childbirth or causes miscarriage via its very long thin tongue that reaches the pregnant woman's uterus which the husband may drive away via swinging a sword or knife in the air until the woman gives birth

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