hawig

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧wig

Noun

hawig

1. the enigmatic moray (Gymnothorax enigmaticus)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan auig.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /haˈwiɡ/ [hɐˈwiɡ̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhawiɡ/ [ˈhaː.wɪɡ̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awiɡ
• Syllabification: ha‧wig

Adjective

hawíg (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

1. similar; alike; having similarity to

   Synonyms: kahawig, kawangis, katulad, kagaya, kawangki

Noun

hawig (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

1. similarity; resemblance; likeness

   Synonyms: wangis, tulad, wangki, pagkakawangis, pagkakatulad, pangkakawangki

2. comparison

   Synonyms: hambing, tulad, paris, paghahambing, pagtutulad, pagpaparis

Derived terms

• hawig-anghel
• kahawig
• kahawigan
• magkakahawig
• pagkakahawig

 

Further reading

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