Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tawa

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tawa/

Verb

*tawa

  1. (intransitive) to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

Descendants

  • Central Philippine
    • Tagalog: tawa (“laughter”)
    • Visayan
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
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