Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: u‧wang
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈaŋ/ [ʔʊˈaŋ]

Noun

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uwang

  1. the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

Verb

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uwang

  1. to howl
  2. to break off or break up a fight

Javanese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese wĕhaṅ.

Noun

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uwang

  1. jaw

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Compare ambuwang.

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Noun

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uwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. a type of horned beetle infecting palm trees (especially coconut trees)
  2. (obsolete) crying of children
  3. (obsolete) howl of animals (such as dogs)

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