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Tagalog
Etymology
Alteration of asawa using gay slang prefix jo-.[1] Also, possibly a metathesis of the first syllables of the words in walang joga, with the second element from Spanish jugar, literally, “no play”, implying a serious relationship.
Pronunciation
Noun
jowà or jowa (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜏ) (slang, originally gay slang)
- lover; boyfriend or girlfriend
- Synonyms: kasintahan, (male) nobyo, (female) nobya, karelasyon, katipan, kasuyo, (slang) siyota, (colloquial) bata
- 2015, Gretisbored, THE JILTED BRIDE, Margaret S. Sanapo
Ganyan lang iyan dahil may pinagdadaanan," anas ko din sa bakla. "Baka nagdududa sa ating dalawa, hindi kaya? Baka iniisip na jowa mo ako. Yuck, kadiri! Hinding-hindi kita papatulan" "As if naman papatulan kita. Bwisit kang bakla ka!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2002, Corazon D. Villareal, Lily Rose R. Tope, Patricia May B. Jurilla, Ruptures & Departures, →ISBN:Sobrang majubis naman ang jowa mo, sister. May unan ka na, may kama ka pa! In the name of fun.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- spouse; husband or wife
- Synonym: asawa
See also
References
- ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 67
Further reading
- “jo wa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018