aswang
English edit
Noun edit
aswang (plural aswangs)
Anagrams edit
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aswáng
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
aswáng
- (folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)
- (humorous, somewhat offensive) a person who acts or has the characteristics of an aswang
Etymology 2 edit
From taas + suwang. By rhyming.
Noun edit
aswáng
Hiligaynon edit
Noun edit
aswáng
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Greater Central Philippine *aswang (“witch”). Compare Aklanon aswang, Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, and Malay ason (“evil spirit of the night”). See also Malay suangi. Possibly related to Sanskrit असुर (asura) + -ng.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasˈwaŋ/, [ʔɐsˈwaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: as‧wang
Noun edit
aswáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “aswang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018