ingaw

Hanunoo

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈŋaw/ [ʔiˈŋɐw]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: i‧ngaw

Noun

ingáw (Hanunoo spelling ᜡᜥᜯ᜴)

  1. mew; meow

See also

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 45

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈŋaw/ [ʔɪˈŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: i‧ngaw

Noun

ingáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. meow
    Synonym: ngiyaw
  2. reverberating sound in covered spaces
    Synonym: hagunghong

Derived terms

  • ingawan
  • mag-ingaw
  • maingawin
  • umingaw

Further reading

  • “ingaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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