uak

See also: UAK

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• uac (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
• wak, uwak (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *uak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwak/ [ˈwäk]
• IPA^(key): /ʊˈak/ [ʊˈäk]

Noun

uak

1. crow (bird)

Kokborok

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwak, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognate with Garo wak (“pig”).

Noun

uak

1. pig

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “uar”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 138