wangwang

See also: wǎngwǎng

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaŋwaŋ/ [ˈwaŋ.wɐŋ]
  • Hyphenation: wang‧wang

Noun

wangwang

  1. (offensive) slut; promiscuous woman

Adjective

wangwang

  1. (of an opening) stretched out

Verb

wangwang

  1. to stretch out or enlarge an opening

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

wangwang

  1. river

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwaŋwaŋ/ [ˈwaŋ.wɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋwaŋ
  • Syllabification: wang‧wang

Noun

wangwang (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. siren (sound device, especially on emergency vehicles)
    Synonym: sirena
  2. sound of such a siren
  3. act of sounding a siren
Derived terms
  • magwangwang
  • pagwawangwang

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waŋˈwaŋ/ [wɐŋˈwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: wang‧wang

Adjective

wangwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. having a wide, long rip or tear
    Synonyms: wakwak, nawakwak

Noun

wangwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. wide, long rip or tear
    Synonym: wakwak
  2. condition of being exposed to the elements
    Synonym: tiwangwang

Further reading

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