mamaywang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mamay-uang, mamayauang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• mamayawang
• mamewang — colloquial
• mamay-awang — now dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

Syncopic form of earlier variant mamayawang. By surface analysis, mam- +‎ baywang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mamajˈwaŋ/ [mɐ.maɪ̯ˈwaŋ], (colloquial) /maˈmewaŋ/ [mɐˈmɛː.wɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧may‧wang

Verb

mamaywáng (complete namaywang, progressive namamaywang, contemplative mamamaywang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜌ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

1. to put one's hands on the waist; to be akimbo

   Huwag kang mamaywang sa harap ko.

   Don't you put your hands on your waist [while] in front of me.

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 148
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 119.