uak noun English. A crow, probably the large-billed crow, Scientific name. Corvus macrorhynchos Example sentence: Subanen. Kig balay daw, sa' epunan guak, ndi' mpia, pu' iin dawi pemela'anen, ndi' tagad belengan nu gapu' balay, metutung. English. They say that if a crow perches on your house, s.t. bad will happen, because the house will be cursed by his blackness. Before the owner has moved away, it will burn down. Cultural Note. Name is onomatopoeic of bird's call, perceived as uak.