kawad

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

kawad

1. large fish hook

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cauad, cauar — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Compare Maranao kawat, Tausug kawat, and Malay kawat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkawad/ [ˈkaː.wɐd̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awad
• Syllabification: ka‧wad

Noun

kawad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜇ᜔)

1. wire

   Synonym: alambre

   mga kawad ng koryente ― electrical wires

2. (music, obsolete) chord; string (of a musical stringed instrument)

   Synonyms: bagting, kuwerdas

Derived terms

• kawad-kawaran
• kawad-pambating
• kawad-pangmanukan
• kawaran
• kawarin
• kintalang-kawad
• kumawad
• magkawad
• pahatid-kawad

 

Further reading

• “kawad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 40: “Alambre) Cavar (pp) hilo de [a laton] tirado”
  • page 207: “Cuerda) Cavar (pp) de alambre en los monacordios o citaras”

Waray-Waray

Noun

kawad

1. wire

Yogad

Noun

kawad

1. chain