luwag

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lu‧wag
• IPA^(key): /luˈaɡ/ [ˈl̪waɡ]

Etymology 1

Noun

luwág

1. manner of spooning out
2. ladle

   Synonym: kuhit

3. serving spoon

   Synonym: kutsaron

Derived terms

• luwagon
• magluwag

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

luwág

1. Alternative form of luag

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈaɡ/ [ˈl̪waɡ]
• Hyphenation: lu‧wag

Noun

luwag

1. ladle

   Synonym: kutsaron

Higaonon

Noun

luwag

1. ladle

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• loag — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• luag — now dialectal, Batangas

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈaɡ/ [ˈlwaɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: lu‧wag

Noun

luwág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔)

1. spaciousness (of a room, etc.)

   Synonyms: luwang, kaluwangan

2. looseness of fit (of clothes, apparel, tie, etc.)

   Synonyms: laki, kalakihan, habso, talihabso

3. laxity (of enforcement of laws, policies, etc.)

   Antonyms: higpit, kahigpitan

4. ease; comfort; convenience

   Synonyms: ginhawa, kaginhawahan

5. freedom from restriction

   Synonyms: laya, kalayaan, layaw, kalayawan

Derived terms

• bigay-luwag
• kaluwagan
• lumuwag
• luwagan
• magluwag
• magpaluwag
• maluwag
• pagkamaluwag
• paluwagan
• paluwagin

 

Related terms

• luwang

Anagrams

• lugaw

Waray-Waray

Noun

luwag

1. ladle