apaw

Abau

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.paw/

Noun

apaw class I gender m

  1. my grandfather; used by the speaker to address the grandfather of the speaker
  2. my ancestor; used by the speaker to address the ancestor of the speaker

Declension

declension of apaw (kinship)
form
term of address apaw
term of reference apaw-uh

References

  • Lock, Arnold Hugo. 2011. Abau Grammar. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages 57. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL-PNG Academic Publications. Available online.
    • Table 12: Vowel harmony in the suffixation of kinship terms, p.29

Kavalan

Noun

apaw

  1. cassava

Mansaka

Noun

apaw

  1. louse

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔapaw/ [ˈʔaː.paʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -apaw
  • Syllabification: a‧paw

Noun

apaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜏ᜔)

  1. overflow
  2. flood; inundation
    Synonym: baha
Derived terms
  • apawan
  • maapawan
  • mag-umapaw
  • paapawin
  • umapaw

Adjective

apaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜏ᜔)

  1. overflowing
  2. flooded; inundated

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈpaw/ [ʔɐˈpaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: a‧paw

Adjective

apáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜏ᜔) (Quezon, Mindoro, Batangas)

  1. dumb; mute
    Synonym: pipi

Noun

apáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜏ᜔) (Quezon, Mindoro, Batangas)

  1. dumbness; muteness
  2. dumb person; mute person
    Synonym: pipi
Alternative forms

Further reading

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

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