uwan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧wan
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈwan/, [ʔʊˈwan̪]

Noun

uwán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜈ᜔)

1. (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of ulan

Verb

uwán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜏᜈ᜔)

1. (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of ulan

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:uwan.

Japanese

Romanization

uwan

1. Rōmaji transcription of うわん

Javanese

Romanization

uwan

1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦮꦤ꧀

Olukumi

Etymology

Within Yoruba, compare with Standard Yoruba ahọ́n Ekiti Yoruba ụọ́n, Ondo Yoruba iwán, Ijebu Yoruba uwọ́n, Igbomina Yoruba awọ́n, Iyagba Yoruba ighọ́n. Also see Igala ímálu, Ifè iŋá, Itsekiri iwán. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-wã́, *ɪ-wã́, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-wã́, *ɪ-wã́, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-ɓã́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ú.wã́/

Noun

úwán

1. (anatomy) tongue