baway
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from earlier Kapampangan *bauay (modern Kapampangan baue), from Proto-Philippine *bawəʀ. Compare Ilocano baor and Hanunoo bawog. Doublet of bawig.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baway (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜌ᜔)
- fishing rod; fishing pole
- Synonyms: bawig, baliwasan, baliwasnan, (dialectal) baligwasan
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 145
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 44