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wa   See main entry: wah.

'wadà   exis. none; no; not; nothing.

'wadwad   adj. of a person who has a pronounced, fat and broad lower lip.

wa'gak   v. throw s.t. aside carelessly.

wa'gas   n. brass.

'waging   v. rotate on a horizontal axis s.t. long and lying horizontally, such as a log.

wa'giwos   v. for a fast flying object to make a whizzing sound.

'wagkas   v. destroy, demolish or dismantle a structure.

v. for a structure to be in a state of disrepair.

v. for a household to break up.

v. for a person to become thin.

wah   Variant: wa. interj. huh! exclamation of surprise or shock at hearing at sudden loud sound or when startled.

'wahwah   n. pitta; kind of little black bird of the forest. Pitta sp. Hops around on one foot, crying "wah!" on each hop. Common myth is that the bird is afraid that the ground might collapse if it places both feet on the ground. See: wah.

'waka   v. scatter things around.

'wakdas   v. throw down s.t. to the side.

'wakwak   n. bird which calls at night, believed to be a vampire.

wak'wakoy   n. kind of small black forest bird similar to the crow.

'wali   v. preach. From: Cebuano.

'walihow   See main entry: 'balihow.

wa'ling-waling   n. kind of violet orchid. Vanda sanderiana.

wa'liwos   v. wave s.t. around with wide vigorous arm movement.

v. circumlocute; beat around the bush.

'wangat   v. spread open s.t. like a wound.

'wanggae   v. tear s.t. like cloth.

'wanggas   n. thorny end of rattan leaves. Woven to make a fish trap. Thorns grow backward.

v. get caught by the thorny end of rattan leaves.

'wangwang   v. enlarge a hole as in clothes or a wound (not a hole in the groung).

wa'sa   v. demolish, especially houses, dismantling it and not using the materials again.

'wasoy   n. axe.

'waswas   v. rinse clothes.

wa'tog-watog   v. for a male person to publicly dangle the penis from side to side without covering below the waist. Aff: pa-.

'wawae   v. stick out the tongue. OvSyn: 'diwae.

wawa'gongwong   v. for airplane propellers to make a throbbing sound.

wawa'goswos   n. for a strong wind to make a rustling sound blowing through leafy branches.

wa'yu   n. number eight.

kawa'yuan   n. eighty.

kawa'yuan mey 'siam   n. eighty nine.

'wili   v. preoccupy s.o. so that that person cannot do s.t.

'wintong   v. for guests or crying children to hinder s.t.

'wiswis   v. for young birds to make a chirping sound.

'witwit   n. cuckoo bird. Cuculus clamator and/or chrysococcyx.

wo'hig   n. water; body of water such as a river.

wo'ling-woling   n. kind of pink orchid.

wo'tey   interj. wow! exclamation concerning s.t. that takes a long time.

'wotwot   n. bird which calls at night, believed to be a vampire.

woy pa   conj. whether.

wu'ti   adv. long time ago or long time since s.t. was or has been done.