galaw

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Cebuano[edit]

Noun[edit]

galaw

  1. twig; small thin branches of trees or bushes

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧law
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlaw/, [ɡɐˈlaʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

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
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧law
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalaw/, [ˈɡa.laʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

galaw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

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