dalawa

Tagalog

Tagalog cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : dalawa     Ordinal : pangalawa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.laˈwa/

Numeral

dalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜏ)

1. two

   Synonym: dos

Usage notes

• To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with a -ng when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate word na for a consonant.

  Isang saging, dalawang pinya

  Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga