lawin-lawinan

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of lawin (“hawk”) +‎ -an, implying a “pretend hawk”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌlawin laˈwinan/ [ˌlaː.wɪn̪ lɐˈwiː.n̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -inan
  • Syllabification: la‧win-la‧wi‧nan

Noun

lawin-lawinan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜏᜒᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. toy hawk
  2. (children's games) a children's game wherein a child acts as a hawk preying on other players who pretend to be chicks
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