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Australian Kriol
Etymology
Borrowed from Wardaman wagwag.
Noun
wakwak
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Noun
wákwák (Basahan spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- evisceration, disembowelment
- Synonym: wakay
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wak‧wak
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.
Noun
wakwak
- (folklore) a vampiric bird-like creature
- (folklore) a form of an ungo or an ungo's familiar
- (mahjong) the west wind mahjong tile
Verb
wakwak
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Associated with the wakwak for being nocturnal. Also a reverse spelling of kawkaw.
Noun
wakwak
Etymology 3
Compare bagwak.
Noun
wakwak
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
wakwak
Higaonon
Noun
wakwak
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /wakˈwak/ [wɐkˈwak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: wak‧wak
Adjective
wakwák (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- ripped or torn violently ; disemboweled (disclosing inner structures)
Derived terms
Noun
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
Borrowed from Hiligaynon wakwak.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /wakˈwak/ [wɐkˈwak̚], /ˈwakwak/ [ˈwak.wɐk̚]
- Rhymes: -ak, -akwak
- Syllabification: wak‧wak
Noun
wakwák or wakwak (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (mythology) wakwak (nocturnal, vampiric, bird-like creature in Philippine mythology bringing bad omens)
See also
Further reading
- “wakwak” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “wakwak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Australian Kriol terms borrowed from Wardaman
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- Australian Kriol lemmas
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- Bikol Central nouns
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- Cebuano onomatopoeias
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Folklore
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- Cebuano verbs
- ceb:Caprimulgiforms
- ceb:Mint family plants
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- Dupaningan Agta nouns
- duo:Birds
- Higaonon lemmas
- Higaonon nouns
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ak
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- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
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- Tagalog adjectives
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- Tagalog terms borrowed from Hiligaynon
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/akwak
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- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- tl:Mythology