galaw

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Cebuano

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Noun

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galaw

  1. twig; small thin branches of trees or bushes

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Compare Pangasinan galaw (game; play) with “joking” sense.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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galáw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. movement; motion (of animate objects)
    Synonyms: kilos, kibo
  2. movement (of inanimate objects)
    Synonyms: uga, ugoy, yanig
  3. act of moving a thing from its place
  4. (colloquial) theft
    Synonyms: kupit, pagkupit, umit, pag-umit
  5. (Batangas, Marinduque) joking; teasing
    Synonyms: biro, tukso
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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galaw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. doorkeeper; porter
    Synonyms: bantay-pinto, portero

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