yegwa

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish yegua, from Latin equa, feminine form of equus (horse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yegwa (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜄ᜔ᜏ)

  1. mare
    Hypernym: kabayo
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Further reading

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  • yegwa at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 599