agaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡaw/ [ˈʔa.ɡɐʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧gaw

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Might be related to agaw (“snatch, take away, usurp”); compare etymology of igsuon (“sibling”). The third sense may have been influenced by dialectal agawon (“boss, supervisor”).

Alternative forms

• gaw — short form, vocative

Noun

agaw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

1. a cousin
2. a form of address to a cousin, regardless if related by blood or through marriage
3. an amiable form of address to a stranger

Related terms

• ig-agaw
• ig-agaw igtagsa
• ig-agaw igtagurha
• ig-agaw igtagutlo
• ig-agaw sa kasingkasing
• mag-agaw
• manag-agaw
• pag-agawan
• panag-agawan

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (“snatch, take away, usurp”). Compare Kapampangan ayo, Bikol Central agaw, Tagalog agaw, and Maranao agaw.

Verb

agaw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

1. to take away from someone's possession; to usurp

   Synonym: ilog

Derived terms

• agawan
• mangaagaw

 

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (“snatch, take away by force, rob”). Compare Kapampangan ayo, Bikol Central agaw, Cebuano agaw, and Maranao agaw. See also kayaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡaw/ [ˈʔaː.ɣaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aɡaw
• Syllabification: a‧gaw

Noun

agaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

1. snatch; sudden seizure

   Synonyms: daklot, sunggab, haklot, hablot, haklit, (obsolete) kayaw

2. usurpation; illegal seizure (of position, property, etc.)

   Synonyms: samsam, ilit, kamkam

3. interpolation (in conversation)

   Synonyms: agaw-sabi, abat, sabat

4. (colloquial) act of saving someone from death
5. (botany) cypress vine
6. (basketball) steal

Derived terms

• agaw-bisa
• agaw-buhay
• agaw-dilim
• agaw-lihi
• agaw-liwanag
• agaw-pansin
• agaw-timbang
• agaw-tulog
• agawan
• agawin
• di-maabot-agawin
• kaagaw
• kaagaw-suso
• maagaw
• maagawan
• mag-agawan
• magpangagawan
• makiagaw
• makipag-agawan
• makipag-agawan
• mang-agaw
• mangangagaw
• pag-agaw
• umagaw

 

See also

• nakaw

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡaw/ [ʔɐˈɣaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: a‧gaw

Noun

agáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔)

1. hot ashes wrapped in cloth to induce hemorrhage in parturition

   Synonyms: padugo, pampadugo

Further reading

• “agaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• waag, gawa, agwa

Yogad

Noun

agaw

1. ginger

Noun

agáw

1. day