wans

wans

1. plural of wan

• NASW, Swan, awns, sawn, swan

wans

1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃

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”).

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

wans (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang, dated)

1. fast one; fooling; duping; deception; trickery

   Synonyms: daya, loko, gulang, panlalamang, (slang) onse

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