yegwa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish yegua, from Latin equa, feminine form of equus (“horse”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjeɡwa/ [ˈjɛɡ.wɐ]
Rhymes: -eɡwa
Syllabification: yeg‧wa
=== Noun ===
yegwa (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜄ᜔ᜏ)
mare
Hypernym: kabayo
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“yegwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 599