galawan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From galaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlawan/ [ɡɐˈlaː.wɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -awan
  • Syllabification: ga‧la‧wan

Noun

galawan (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. (informal) movement; advances
    Alam ko na mga galawan mo.
    I know what you're up to.
  2. (informal) strategy
  3. (Batangas) toy
    Synonym: laruan
  4. (obsolete) a kind of basket with a lid

Derived terms

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