tawag
Pronunciation: /ˈtawaɡ/
“tawag” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- act of calling someone (by name or by signalling)
- act of calling on the telephone, telegram, etc.
- telephone call
- term; identifying name; what something is called
- call; summons
- roll call
- banns (announcement of a forthcoming marriage)
- announcement (as by a loud crier)
- doctor's call or visit (especially on request by someone)
- fee for a doctor's call or visit
- announcement of the rate of betting (as by a tahor or a kristo)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaʀ. Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta tawah, Ibaloi tawal, Cebuano tawag, and Tausug tawag.
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