hawong

Asi

Etymology

Compare Cebuano nawong and Waray-Waray nawong.

Noun

hawóng

1. (anatomy) face
2. appearance of something
3. shade; shadow

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈwoŋ/, [haˈwoŋ]
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈwoŋ/, [ʔaˈwoŋ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧wong

Noun

hawóng (Basahan spelling ᜑᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (literary) sense; value

   Synonyms: halaga, kamugtakan

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

hawóng

1. (anatomy) face

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 柴碗 (chhâ-óaⁿ, “wooden bowl”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈwoŋ/ [hɐˈwoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ha‧wong

Noun

hawóng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

1. wooden soup bowl

   Synonym: sopera

See also

• mangkok

 

Further reading

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