aswang

English

Noun

aswang (plural aswangs)

  1. shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: as‧wang
  • IPA(key): /ʔasˈwaŋ/, [ʔasˈwaŋ]
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Noun

aswáng

  1. (folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: as‧wang
  • IPA(key): /ʔasˈwaŋ/, [ʔʌs̪ˈwaŋ]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

aswáng

  1. (folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)
  2. (humorous, somewhat offensive) a person who acts or has the characteristics of an aswang

Etymology 2

From taas + suwang. By rhyming.

Noun

aswáng

  1. (humorous, somewhat offensive) someone who has an extended chin
    Synonym: babalu

Hiligaynon

Noun

aswáng

  1. (folklore, mythology) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *aswang (“witch”). Compare Aklanon aswang, Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, and Malay ason (“evil spirit of the night”). See also Malay suangi. Possibly related to Sanskrit असुर (asura) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasˈwaŋ/ [ʔɐsˈwaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: as‧wang

Noun

aswáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. (folklore, mythology) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)

Derived terms
  • aswangin
  • mag-aswang
  • pag-aswangan
  • umaswang

See also

Further reading
  • “aswang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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