wais
See also: WAIS
English
editNoun
editwais
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editTagalog
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from English wise, but now read as two separate vowels due to an older spelling of diphthongs on loanwords.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editwais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔ or ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔) (colloquial)
- crafty; skillful; clever; sharp; wise
- Synonyms: marunong, mautak, matinik, mahusay, madiskarte, maabilidad, matalino
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwaʔis/ [ˈwaː.ʔɪs]
- Rhymes: -aʔis
- Syllabification: wa‧is
Noun
editwais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔) (obsolete)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “wais”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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editCategories:
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔis
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔis/2 syllables
- Tagalog 1-syllable words
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ajs
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ajs/1 syllable
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog adjectives
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog colloquialisms
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog obsolete terms