agwas

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish aguas, plural of agua (“water”).

Noun

agwas

1. water system, water supply

See also

• gripo
• puso
• tabay

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀuas (“young stage of mullet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡwas/ [ˈʔaɡ.wɐs], /ʔaɡˈwas/ [ʔɐɡˈwas]
• Rhymes: -aɡwas, -as
• Syllabification: ag‧was

Noun

agwas or agwás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔)

1. squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)

See also

• banak

Further reading

• “agwas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qaRuas”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary