balaw

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See also: bälaw

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧law
  • IPA(key): /baˈlaw/ [baˈl̪aʊ̯]

Noun

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baláw

  1. shrimp (small)
  2. shrimp paste

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧law
  • IPA(key): /baˈlaw/ [bɐˈl̪aʊ̯]

Noun

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balaw

  1. the amboina pine (Agathis dammara); a coniferous tree native to the Moluccas and the Philippines and the main source of dammara
  2. dammara; an oleoresin obtained from this tree
  3. the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)

Verb

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balaw

  1. to tire out; to make someone tired; to exhaust

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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baláw

  1. asphalt, pitch, resin, tar

Particle

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baláw

  1. (interrogative) questions listener's thoughts or opinions, often in a conditional sense

Ilocano

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈlaw/ [bɐˈlaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧láw

Noun

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baláw

  1. fright
  2. hurry; rush

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Maranao

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Noun

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balaw

  1. resin
    Synonym: tigis
  2. glue
  3. plastic paste

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Philippine *balaw (small shrimp sp.).

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Noun

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baláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔) (chiefly Quezon, eastern Marinduque)

  1. any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)
    Synonym: alamang
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaw (a tree, probably Dipterocarpus spp.; resinous substance obtained from this tree). Compare Ilocano balaw, Cebuano balaw, and Malay balau.

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Noun

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balaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. illumination set for a person along a pathway
  2. resin from the apitong or almasiga tree
  3. reddish color

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Further reading

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  • balaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balaw₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balaw₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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