auak

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• auac (Súlat Bacúlud)
• awac (Ámung Sámson)
• awak (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”) (cf. Tagalog uwak, Pangasinan wawak), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawək/, [ˈäː.wək]
• Hyphenation: a‧uak

Noun

áuak

1. crow; raven