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Cardinal: dalawa
Spanish cardinal: dos
Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa
Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda
Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2
Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa
Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo
Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa
Restrictive: dadalawa
Fractional: kalahati
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Etymology
From kahati + *-al-. Also possibly from blend of ikalawa + hati.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalahatì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒ)
- half (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)
Adjective
kalahatì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒ)
- half (consisting of a half)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kalahati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018