kuway n English Stem which is part of a head of grain. adj Affixes ma- English Having long stems in the heads of grain. Example sentence Tagbanwa Makukway i kanirá ngayting paray ka nanggayen. English Their rice has long stems in the heads because it grew well. n kuwayen English Head of grain including both stem and grains (but not the stalk of the plant). See alsoku'ut See alsogi'teng