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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 芥辣 (kài-loa̍h).
Pronunciation
Noun
kiluwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜏ)
- powdered mustard
References
- “kiluwa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kiluwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 85
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ki·lwa·wa.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kiluwa
- Second person plural
- you (second-person plural; when addressing many persons)
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