wans

wans

See also: wáns, Wans, and WANs

English

Noun

wans

  1. plural of wan

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

wans

  1. romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English once, from Middle English ones, from Old English ānes. Patterned after makaisa (“to be able to deceive”, literally “to get one of something”) and maisahan (“to be able to be fooled or deceived”, literally “to potentially gotten of one of something”). See also onse (“trickery”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwans/ [ˈwan̪s]
  • Rhymes: -ans
  • Syllabification: wans

Noun

wans (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang, dated)

  1. fast one; fooling; duping; deception; trickery
    Synonyms: daya, loko, gulang, panlalamang, (slang) onse

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 155
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