wangkata n shape of one’s body (slang—word play on katawan, Tagalog for ‘body’). Mau nay wangkata. Pambátug banggà, My! What a body! A sure winner in a beauty contest!
wanglùwanglù v [A; c1] stagger in one’s walk, esp. of one who is drunk.
wangsà a bucktoothed, with the upper teeth sticking out and the mouth half-open. v [B1; b6] have this sort of characteristic. Ábi nímug gwápu ka? Nagwangsà lang ang nawung mu, Do you think you are handsome, you and your buck teeth?
wangsat v [A3P; c1] grin broadly (exposing the teeth). n broad grin. Dakù kaáyug wangsat kay daúgan man, He’s grinning broadly because he won.
wangsì a 1 having one or both the lips turned up such that it is impossible to close the mouth. 2 partly opened due to a cut with a side drawn up. Wangsì kaáyu ang íyang samad, She has a very wide cut. v [B6] 1 get a wide cut or for s.t. to get upturned. Nawangsì ang tibuuk kung kuku, My whole fingernail got turned up. 2 get opened, ajar. Muwangsì (mawangsì) ang sira kun maluag ang bisagra, The shutter won’t close tight if the hinges are loose. 3 [A; a] tear s.t. off, loose. Giwangsì níya ang bungbung, He tore off the wall boards.
wangtigu n old man (word play on tigúwang—slang. see [gúlang]).
wangut v [A; c1] chew s.t. with the gums. Magwangut gánì ang masúsu sa bibirun sa átù pa katul na ang lagus, When an infant chews the nipple, it means that his gum itches. Wangutun (iwangut) sa ákung apuhan ang maskáda, My grandfather chews his tobacco with the gums.
wangwang v [AB; b5] enlarge an opening by cutting or pushing two things apart, be dilated, widely opened. Wangwángun sa mananabang ang agiánan sa bátà inigpanganak, The midwife dilates the passage for the baby during delivery. Ayaw wangwánga (iwangwang) pag-abli ang gít arun way makasulud nga bábuy, Do not open the gate wide or stray pigs will come in. n wide opening made by pushing two things apart.
wani v [A12; c6] be put in a wrong place, be mislaid. Ayaw nà siya padad-ag paypay. Iwani na pud unyà nà, Don’t give her a fan to bring with her. She’ll just misplace it again.
*wani n mangga — k.o. wild mango that bears long fruit with a peculiar smell: Mangifera odorata.