waliwali
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ualiuali — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌwaliˈwali/ [ˌwaː.lɪˈwaː.lɪ]
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: wa‧li‧wa‧li
Noun
wáliwáli (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜏᜎᜒ)
- expectancy of closeness of the time of delivery of a pregnant woman
- Synonym: pagwawaliwali
- defective eyesight caused by extreme exhaustion or hunger
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “waliwali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier