hiwalay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hi- +‎ walay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /hiwaˈlaj/ [hɪ.wɐˈlaɪ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aj
    • IPA(key): /hiˈwalaj/ [hɪˈwaː.laɪ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -alaj
  • Syllabification: hi‧wa‧lay

Adjective

hiwaláy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. separate; apart; aside
    Synonyms: magkahiwalay, bukod, tangi, tiwalag, watak
  2. separated; estranged; living separately
    Synonyms: nakahiwalay, nakabukod
  3. separated (of a couple)
    Synonyms: magkahiwalay, (colloquial) wala

Derived terms

  • hiwa-hiwalay
  • hiwalayan
  • humiwalay
  • ihiwalay
  • maghiwa-hiwalay
  • maghiwalay
  • magkahiwa-hiwalay
  • magkahiwalay
  • mapahiwalay
  • nakahiwalay
  • paghihiwalay
  • paghiwa-hiwalayin
  • paghiwalay
  • paghiwalayin
  • pagkakahiwa-hiwalay
  • pagkakahiwalay

Noun

hiwalay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. separation; act of separating
    Synonyms: bukod, pagbubukod
  2. resignation from an organization
    Synonyms: tiwalag, pagtiwalag
  3. legal separation (of a couple)
    Synonym: paghihiwalay

Further reading

  • “hiwalay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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