balaw

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See also: bälaw

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

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

Noun

baláw

  1. shrimp (small)
  2. shrimp paste

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

balaw

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

Hiligaynon

Noun

baláw

  1. asphalt, pitch, resin, tar

Particle

baláw

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

Ilocano

Pronunciation

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

Noun

baláw

  1. fright
  2. hurry; rush

Derived terms

Maranao

Noun

balaw

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Pronunciation

Noun

balaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔)

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

See also

Further reading

  • “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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