mamaywang
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== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
mamay-uang, mamayauang — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
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)
to put one's hands on the waist; to be akimbo
=== 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 (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 119