agawon

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡawon/ [ʔɐˈɡa.won̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧ga‧won

Noun

agawon (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄᜏᜓᜈ᜔)

1. dialectal form of agalon (“master, boss”)

Hanunoo

Etymology

From agaw +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡawun/ [ʔaˈɡa.won]
• Rhymes: -awun
• Syllabification: a‧ga‧won

Verb

agawon (complete inagaw, progressive pag-agawon, contemplative agawon, Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜯᜳᜨ᜴)

1. to be grabbed at; to be snatched
2. contemplative aspect of agawon

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 20