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Fula
Etymology
From Proto-Fula-Serer *luɁ, whence also Serer lukuƴ (“a budding horn”). Cognate with Nalu luk (“horn”), Badyara pə-dikɛ, Biafada bu-dəgga, Sherbro lɪk, Southern Kissi lèèyó, Mmani lék.
Noun
luwal ngal (plural luwe nde)
- horn (of an animal)
References
- ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 140
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luqar. Compare Kapampangan lual and Malay luar. Doublet of luwa and luwag.
Pronunciation
Noun
luwál (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏᜎ᜔)
- sudden appearance; sudden coming out (as from the darkness)
- giving birth
- Synonyms: pag-anak, panganganak
- outside; exterior (as of a town)
- Synonym: labas
- payment for another to cover an emergency (which is expected to be reimbursed)
- Synonym: abono
- exception
- Synonyms: eksepsiyon, taliwas, labas
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