agwas

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish aguas, plural of agua (water).

Noun[edit]

agwas

  1. water system, water supply

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀuas (young stage of mullet).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

agwas or agwás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)

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Further reading[edit]

  • agwas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qaRuas”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary