dalaw
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dálaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdalaw/ [ˈd̪a.l̪aʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: da‧law
Noun
dálaw (Basahan spelling ᜇᜎᜏ᜔)
Derived terms
- dalawon
- magdalaw
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dálaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧law
- IPA(key): /ˈdalaw/ [ˈda.laʊ̯]
Noun
dalaw
Verb
dalaw
- to visit
Pangasinan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dálaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdalaw/, [ˈda.laʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: da‧law
Noun
dalaw
Verb
dalaw
- to visit
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- dalao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dálaw. Compare dalo and Kapampangan dalo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdalaw/ [ˈd̪aː.laʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -alaw
- Syllabification: da‧law
Noun
dalaw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜏ᜔)
- visit; visitation
- visitor; guest
- visiting time
- (by extension) visit of a suitor (usually male)
- (by extension) suitor paying a visit (usually male)
- (colloquial) presence of menstruation
- Synonyms: pinapanaugan, dinudugo, sinasapanahon
Derived terms
- buwanang dalaw
- dalawin
- dumalaw
- hidlaw
- magdalawan
- padalawin
- pagdalaw
Further reading
- “dalaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018