baway

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from earlier Kapampangan *bauay (modern Kapampangan baue), from Proto-Philippine *bawəʀ. Compare Ilocano baor and Hanunoo bawog. Doublet of bawig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbawaj/, [ˈba.waɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧way

Noun

baway (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜌ᜔)

  1. fishing rod; fishing pole
    Synonyms: bawig, baliwasan, baliwasnan, (dialectal) baligwasan
  • pamingwit

Further reading
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 145
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 44
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