lawa'

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Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /lawaʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: la‧wa'

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa' (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَأْ)

  1. spider
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Bisayan *wadaq, from Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (to be, exist), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Noun

lawa' (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَأْ)

  1. loss
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