galaw

galaw

1. twig; small thin branches of trees or bushes

Compare Pangasinan galaw (“game; play”) with “joking” sense.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlaw/ [ɡɐˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ga‧law

galáw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔)

1. movement; motion (of animate objects)

   Synonyms: kilos, kibo

2. movement (of inanimate objects)

   Synonyms: uga, ugoy, yanig

3. act of moving a thing from its place
4. (colloquial) theft

   Synonyms: kupit, pagkupit, umit, pag-umit

5. (Batangas, Marinduque) joking; teasing

   Synonyms: biro, tukso

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalaw/ [ˈɡaː.laʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -alaw
• Syllabification: ga‧law

galaw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

1. doorkeeper; porter

   Synonyms: bantay-pinto, portero

• Lawag