tawak
Central Dusun
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak.
Noun
edittawak
Tagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈwak/ [t̪ɐˈwak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: ta‧wak
Noun
edittawák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜃ᜔)
- immunity to snake bites (of a person)
- ability to cure people bitten by snakes (especially with one's saliva)
- person immune to snake bites with the alleged ability to cure people bitten by snakes (especially with one's saliva)
- quack that cures ostensibly with his own saliva
- a species of white, wading bird (with a long neck, long legs like a heron, but smaller) (clarification of this definition is needed)
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editCategories:
- Central Dusun terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Dusun terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Dusun terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Central Dusun terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Central Dusun lemmas
- Central Dusun nouns
- dtp:Anatomy
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ak
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ak/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
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