wáwa n in combos, an electrical device in an amplifier which produces the sound wáwa when the guitar is strummed.
wàwà v [AB26; c1] make a wide opening pushing s.t. aside. Wàwáa ang pultahan kay isulud ang aparadur, Open the door wide because we are going to get the dresser inside. n 1 wide opening between two things. 2 straits between two bodies of land.
wawug a 1 bent, curved, warped. Wawug ang linya, The line is crooked. Ang wawug nga tabla dì maáyung himúung hagdan, A twisted board does not make a good stair. 2 wobbly, unsteady in walk. Wawug ang linaktan sa hubug, A drunk walks unsteadily. n bend, curve. Tuluy wawug sa káhuy. Dì magsilbi pára halígi, The tree has three bends. It won’t do for a post. Ang wawug sa búla, The curve of a ball. v [B; a2] be, become bent, curved, warped. n bow. wawugwáwug v [A] moving in a zigzagging fashion. Nagwawugwáwug ug dágan kay gisunud sa bála, Running in a zigzagging fashion because he was being chased by gunfire.
wayà = [walà] (dialectal).
wayawaya n mosquito wrigglers. v [a4b4] have mosquito wrigglers in it.
way gid = waray gid. see [waray2].
wáyir n electrical wire. — gíds n wire gauge. v [A] measure with a wire gauge.
wayis a 1 sly, crafty. Wayis si Baúhay kay nagpahilakhílak dihang lumsan untà, How sly the turtle was when he pretended to cry when he was threatened with drowning. 2 sly, cheating. Wayis kaáyu ang mga tindíra sa Karbun. Kusug manayúpì, The vendors in the market are quite sly. They love to cheat. 3 wise, in the know. Wayis kaáyu siya. Dílì patuntu, He’s very clever. You can’t put one over on him. — gay a = [wayis], 3.
wayit drágun = [ispíhu], n3.
wayit guld n 1 white gold. 2 latex.