wawak

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

• oaoac (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), Onomatopeia of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wa‧wak
• IPA^(key): /ˈwawak/, [ˈwa.wak]

Noun

wawak

1. crow; raven