singaw

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === sing̃ao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋ(ə)qaw (“vapor, steam”). Compare Ilocano sengngaw, Central Bikol sangaw, Maranao sengaw, Tausug sungaw, and Malay sengau. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈŋaw/ [sɪˈŋaʊ̯] Rhymes: -aw Syllabification: si‧ngaw === Noun === singáw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅᜏ᜔) vapor; steam (from boiling water) fumes; (from a machine, etc.) evaporation of vapor from the ground Synonyms: alimuom, alingasaw waft; puff of air leakage of air or gas (as from an airtight container) (pathology) inflamed sores (on corners of one's lips) (pathology) skin eruptions (such as rashes, prickly heat, and other skin diseases) Synonym: bukal (botany) growth of moss, lichen, fungi, etc. (mycology) fungus or other similar plants Synonyms: halamang-singaw, onggo, funggus (figurative) original traits (of the youth, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “singaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*seŋ(e)qaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI === Anagrams === wangis, sawing, siwang