lawa'

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lawaʔ/ [laˈwɑʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧wa'

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa' (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَأْ)

1. spider

Derived terms

• bāy lawa'

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bisayan *wadaq, from Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Noun

lawa' (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَأْ)

1. loss

Derived terms

• hipalawa'
• lawaun
• malawa' ("to become lost")
• nalawa' ("to become lost")
• piyalawa'