lasaw

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlasaw/ [ˈl̪a.saʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: la‧saw

Noun

lásaw (Basahan spelling ᜎᜐᜏ᜔)

  1. dilution
  2. wateriness (as a mixture)
  3. thinness (as water)
    Antonym: liputok

Derived terms

  • maglasaw
  • malasaw
  • palasaw

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧saw
  • IPA(key): /ˈlasaw/ [ˈl̪a.s̪ɐʊ̯]

Adjective

lasaw

  1. washy; thin and diluted

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano lasaw

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlasaw/ [ˈlaː.saʊ̯], /laˈsaw/ [lɐˈsaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -asaw, -aw
  • Syllabification: la‧saw

Noun

lasaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐᜏ᜔)

  1. thawing; melting
    Synonyms: tunaw, pagkatunaw, lusaw, pagkalusaw
  2. thinness; sparseness
    Synonyms: dalang, kadalangan
  3. wandering about in great numbers
    Synonym: lisaw

Derived terms

  • pagkalasaw

Adjective

lasáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐᜏ᜔)

  1. thawed; liquefied; melted
    Synonyms: lusaw, tunaw
  2. thin; sparse
    Synonym: madalang

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