asawa

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Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse; wife

Butuanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. wife

Capiznon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. wife

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈsawa/, [ʔʌˈs̪a.wʌ]

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. wife
    Coordinate term: bana

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:asawa.

Dibabawon Manobo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. wife

Dupaningan Agta[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. kind of dark-colored fruit that grows on trees

Synonyms[edit]

Eastern Bontoc[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse

Higaonon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. wife

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈsawa/, [ʔɐˈsawa]

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. husband; wife; spouse
  2. one of a pair
  3. pendant

Derived terms[edit]

Kankanaey[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Kapampangan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of asaua

Limos Kalinga[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse

Mansaka[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse, wife

Matigsalug Manobo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Pangasinan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈsawa/, [aˈsa.wa]
  • Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Ratagnon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa (cf. Sakizaya acawa). An alternate etymology posits it to be from Arabic زَوْج (zawj, spouse) according to Lendoyro (1902), but Potet (2014) disagrees.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

asawa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)

  1. spouse; husband; wife
    Synonyms: kabiyak, kabiyak ng dibdib, kahati, (male) esposo, (female) esposa, (female, colloquial) misis, kapilas ng puso, karugtong ng buhay, kataling-puso

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • asawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 202
  • Lendoyro, Constantino (1902) The Tagalog Language: A Comprehensive Grammatical Treatise Adapted to Self-instruction and Particularly Designed for Use of Those Engaged in Government Service Or in Business Or Trade in the Philippines[1], "El Mercantil
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qasawa”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. wife

Waray-Waray[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun[edit]

asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife