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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbawal/
- Hyphenation: ba‧wal
Adjective
báwal (plural barawal, Basahan spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔)
- prohibited, forbidden
- Synonym: ngalad
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
From Tagalog bawal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbawal/
- Hyphenation: ba‧wal
Adjective
báwal (Badlit spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔)
- forbidden; prohibited; proscribed; taboo
- Synonyms: gibaoran, gidili, ginadili, midili, nidili
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay bawal, from Javanese ꦧꦮꦭ꧀ (bawal), from Old Javanese bawal (“a certain fresh water fish”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.wal/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧wal
Noun
bawal
- pomfret (a kind of fish )
Derived terms
Further reading
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbawəl/
- Hyphenation: ba‧wal
Adjective
báwal
- (Súlat Wáwâ) Alternative spelling of baual
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbawal/
- Hyphenation: ba‧wal
Etymology 1
From Javanese ꦧꦮꦭ꧀ (bawal), from Old Javanese bawal (“a certain freshwater fish”).
Noun
bawal (Jawi spelling باول, plural bawal-bawal, informal 1st possessive bawalku, 2nd possessive bawalmu, 3rd possessive bawalnya)
- pomfret (a kind of fish)
Etymology 2
Noun
bawal (Jawi spelling باول, plural bawal-bawal, informal 1st possessive bawalku, 2nd possessive bawalmu, 3rd possessive bawalnya)
- a kind of herb endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand (Phyllagathis rotundifolia)
Derived terms
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Adjective
bawal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔)
- not allowed; prohibited; forbidden
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “bawal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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