SWP
English
editNoun
editSWP (plural SWPs)
- Initialism of skill with prizes: a form of gaming machine that awards prizes and where the player's skill determines the outcome.
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editTagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔes ˌdobolju ˈpi/ [ˌʔɛs ˌd̪oː.bolˌju ˈpi]
- Rhymes: -i
Proper noun
editSWP (historical)
- Initialism of Surian ng Wikang Pambansa.
- 1992, Mga gramatikang Tagalog/Pilipino, 1893-1977:
- Nagkaroon man ng digmaang pandaigdig kung saan nasakop ng Hapon ang Pilipinas, nagpatuloy pa rin ang SWP.
- Even during the world war where Japan occupied the Philippines, the SWP continued.
- 2005, Wikang Filipino: Kasaysayan at Pag-unlad' 2005 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 133:
- Diumano, nagpapalaganap ang SWP ng mga salitang matanda pa sa humukay ng ilog at di na gamitin bukod sa magbubuo pa ng mga salitang di nauunawaan ninuman.
- Nevertheless, the SWP propagated words older than those who dug up the rivers and not much used, aside from coining words that no one understands.