alalawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• anlalawa

Etymology

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Proto-Austronesian *lawaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq

Tagalog alalawa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Doublet of lawa. Compare Central Bikol lawa, Butuanon lawa, Tausug lawa', Waray-Waray lawa and Malay labah-labah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔalaˈlawaʔ/ [ˌʔaː.lɐˈlaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧la‧la‧wa

Noun

álalawà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜏ)

1. (uncommon) spider

   Synonyms: gagamba, (uncommon) aranya

2. spiderweb

   Synonym: bahay-gagamba

See also

• gambagamba
• lawalawa

Further reading

• “alalawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lawaq₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI