ingaw

Hanunoo

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈŋaw/ [ʔiˈŋɐw]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: i‧ngaw

Noun

ingáw (Hanunoo spelling ᜡᜥᜯ᜴)

1. mew; meow

See also

• kuti
• miyaw

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 45

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ing̃ao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Possibly of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈŋaw/ [ʔɪˈŋaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: i‧ngaw

Noun

ingáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅᜏ᜔)

1. meow

   Synonym: ngiyaw

2. reverberating sound in covered spaces

   Synonym: hagunghong

Derived terms

• ingawan
• mag-ingaw
• maingawin
• umingaw

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ginaw, gaw-in, iwang, gawin