wangwang

See also: wǎngwǎng

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaŋwaŋ/ [ˈwaŋ.wɐŋ]
• Hyphenation: wang‧wang

Noun

wangwang

1. (offensive) slut; promiscuous woman

Adjective

wangwang

1. (of an opening) stretched out

Verb

wangwang

1. to stretch out or enlarge an opening

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

wangwang

1. river

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwaŋwaŋ/ [ˈwaŋ.wɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋwaŋ
• Syllabification: wang‧wang

Noun

wangwang (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

1. siren (sound device, especially on emergency vehicles)

   Synonym: sirena

2. sound of such a siren
3. act of sounding a siren

Derived terms

• magwangwang
• pagwawangwang

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waŋˈwaŋ/ [wɐŋˈwaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: wang‧wang

Adjective

wangwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

1. having a wide, long rip or tear

   Synonyms: wakwak, nawakwak

Noun

wangwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

1. wide, long rip or tear

   Synonym: wakwak

2. condition of being exposed to the elements

   Synonym: tiwangwang

Further reading

• “wangwang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018