baywang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• baeuang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• baiwang — obsolete
• bayauang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bayawang
• bewang — colloquial
• bay-awang — dialectal, Rizal, Marinduque

Etymology

Syncopic form of earlier variant bayawang. Compare Remontado Agta bay-awang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /bajˈwaŋ/, [baɪ̯ˈwaŋ]
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbewaŋ/, [ˈbɛ.wɐŋ] (colloquial)
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: bay‧wang

Noun

baywáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) waist

Derived terms

• baywangan
• baywangin
• mamaywang
• nakapamaywang

 

Further reading

• “baywang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018