wakwak
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wákwák (Basahan spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- evisceration, disembowelment
- Synonym: wakay
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: wak‧wak
Etymology 1 edit
Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.
Noun edit
wakwak
- (folklore) a vampiric bird-like creature
- (folklore) a form of an ungo or an ungo's familiar
- the west wind mahjong tile
Verb edit
wakwak
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Associated with the wakwak for being nocturnal. Also a reverse spelling of kawkaw.
Noun edit
wakwak
Etymology 3 edit
Compare bagwak.
Noun edit
wakwak
Dupaningan Agta edit
Noun edit
wakwak
Higaonon edit
Noun edit
wakwak
Kriol edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Wardaman wagwag.
Noun edit
wakwak
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
wakwák (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- ripped or torn violently ; disemboweled (disclosing inner structures)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
wakwák (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- act of tearing or ripping something wide open
- Synonym: pagwakwak
- long, wide rip or tear
- condition of being ripped or torn violently
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Hiligaynon wakwak.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /wakˈwak/ [wɐkˈwak], /ˈwakwak/ [ˈwak.wɐk]
- Rhymes: -ak, -akwak
- Syllabification: wak‧wak
Noun edit
wakwák or wakwak (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (mythology) wakwak (nocturnal, vampiric, bird-like creature in Philippine mythology bringing bad omens)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “wakwak” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “wakwak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018