huwas

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧was

Verb

huwas

1. to relieve of pain or illness

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• puwas, uwas — tulipwood
• poas, puas, uas — obsolete, tulipwood

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈas/ [ˈhwas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: hu‧was

Noun

huwás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜐ᜔)

1. harpullia; tulipwood tree (Harpullia arborea)
2. stance; posture

   Synonyms: tikas, tindig, hitsura

Further reading

• “huwas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018