lawa'

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /lawaʔ/ [laˈwɑʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: la‧wa'

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa' (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَأْ)

  1. spider
Derived terms
  • bāy lawa'

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bisayan *wadaq, from Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Noun

lawa' (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَأْ)

  1. loss
Derived terms
  • hipalawa'
  • lawaun
  • malawa' ("to become lost")
  • nalawa' ("to become lost")
  • piyalawa'
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