lawas

Borrowed from Javanese lawas, from Old Javanese lawas.

lawas

1. old
2. long (duration of time)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.was]

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• Hyphenation: la‧was

láwas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔) (Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonym: hawak

2. corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)

   Synonyms: bangkay, gadan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawás

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonyms: bangkay, geraan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.wɐs̪]

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. cadaver; corpse

   Synonym: patay

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. (gay slang) ripped (having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

láwas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. cadaver; corpse; dead body

   Synonyms: bangkay, patay

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈlɐ.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

lawas (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. week

   Synonyms: dominggo, semana

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: la‧was

Inherited from Malay لاوس (lawas, “empty, clear, vacant; unobstructed”), from Proto-Austronesian *lawas (“wide, broad”), *lawa (“wide”).

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas)

1. clear (of view)
2. spacious, vast, (of land)
3. wide open

• luas

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas, “old, from long ago; previous; former; long”), from Old Javanese lawas (“duration, length of time; old”).

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas)

1. (dialect) long

   Synonym: lama

2. (dialect) old

   Synonym: tua

Borrowed from Central Borneo Dayak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas (“internode of bamboo; section of something”). Probably doublet of ruas.

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)

1. (cooking) bamboo sections for cooking food

Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)

1. (literature) traditional poetry typical of Sumbawa, generally consisting of 3-6 lines per stanza, usually recited at certain events such as when working together to build a house, traditional ceremonies, or buffalo races

• “lawas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

lawas

1. romanization of ꦭꦮꦱ꧀

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonyms: badan, bago

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/
• Hyphenation: la‧was

láwas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: patay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

lawas

1. duration, length of time

lawas

1. synonym of alawas (“long, for a long time; already a long time, old; long ago”)

• > Javanese: ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas) (inherited)
  • → Banjarese: lawas
  • → Indonesian: lawas

• “lawas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

lawas

1. always

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

• lauas — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈlaː.wɐs]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: la‧was

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. teeth of a trident

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. hitting above and beyond the target point; missing widely

   Synonyms: sala, di-tama, lampas, malayo, lihis

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali)

Borrowed from Cebuano or Hiligaynon lawas.

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. body (a large collection of something)
2. (neologism) body (physical structure of a human or animal)

   Synonym: katawan

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

• alaws, salwa, laswa, lasaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: patay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso