gaway

See also: gawaþ

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (“tentacles of octopus, squid, jellyfish”).

Noun

gaway

1. tentacle

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Higaonon

Noun

gaway

1. tentacle

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Hiligaynon

Verb

gaway

1. dangle

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (“occupation”). Cognate of Malay gawai (“work; a Dayak celebration”), Indonesian gawai (“gadget”), Balinese ᬕᬯᬾ (gaé, “work”).

Noun

gaway

1. work, task, occupation
2. work, product
3. feast, celebration
4. use, purpose

Verb

gaway

1. to work, to do

Derived terms

• agawe
• gawayan
• gawe-gawe
• ginawayakĕn
• ginawe
• ginawekĕn
• gumawayakĕn
• gumawe
• kagawayan
• magawayakĕn
• magawe
• pagawayan
• pagawe
• pinagawayakĕn
• pinagawayĕn

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦮꦺ (gawé)

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧way
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡawaj/, [ˈɡaː.waɪ̯]

Noun

gaway

1. witchcraft; sorcery

   Synonyms: kulam, pangkukulam

Derived terms

• gawayin
• magaway
• manggagaway
• pagkagaway
• panggagaway