legwas
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish leguas, plural of legua (“league”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈleɡwas/ [ˈlɛɡ.wɐs]
- Rhymes: -eɡwas
- Syllabification: leg‧was
Noun
[edit]legwas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔)
- league (unit of measurement)
- 1700s, José de la Cruz, Ibong Adarna:
- Husto ngang dalauang arao bago niya nahauanan, at tatlong leguas ang lagay nang dalauang sinusundan.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1838, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya:
- Ang sabi ni ina ako'y natutulog, sa bahay sa kintang malapit sa bundok, pumasok ang ibong pang-amoy ay abot, hanggang tatlong legwas sa patay na hayop.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1700s, José de la Cruz, Ibong Adarna:
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