hawak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhawak/, [ˈha.wak]

• (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔawak/, [ˈʔa.wak] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧wak

Noun

háwak (Basahan spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔) (Naga)

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonym: lawas

2. corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)

   Synonyms: bangkay, gadan

3. (botany, uncommon) stalk of a plant; trunk of a tree

   Synonym: puon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhawak/, [ˈha.wʌk]
• Hyphenation: ha‧wak

Noun

hawak (Badlit spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔)

1. (anatomy) waist (body or clothing)

Derived terms

• manghawak
• tighawak

 

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhawak/, [ˈha.wak]
• Hyphenation: ha‧wak

Noun

hawak

1. (anatomy) waist (body part)

   Synonyms: ubit, ulubitan

Derived terms

• panghawak
• piligwakan
• ulubitan

 

Kinaray-a

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhawak/, [ˈha.wak]

Noun

hawak

1. (anatomy) waist (body part)

   Synonyms: ubit, urubitan

Derived terms

• panghawak
• urubitan

 

Kumeyaay

Adjective

hawak

1. two

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hauac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhawak/, [ˈha.wɐk]
• Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: ha‧wak

Noun

hawak (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔)

1. holding of something in one's hand

   Synonyms: tangan, pagtangan, pigil, pagpigil

2. act of holding on to something (to support oneself)

   Synonyms: kapit, pakapit

3. object held by one's hand
4. possession; ownership (of power, responsibility, etc.)

   Synonym: pagmamay-ari

5. act of taking a woman as one's common-law wife

Derived terms

• hawak-hawak
• hawak-hawakan
• hawakan
• hawakin
• humawak
• ihawak
• maghawak
• mahawakan
• mahigpit ang hawak sa bulsa
• manghawak
• may hawak
• paghahawak ng loob
• panghahawakan
• panghawakan

 

See also

• taban

 

Adjective

hawak (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔)

1. held by the hand; in one's hand
2. in one's possession or responsibility

Further reading

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