makalawa

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Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
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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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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maka-duha. By surface analysis, maka- +‎ dalawa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /makalaˈwa/ (“day after tomorrow”, adverb)
    • IPA(key): /maˌkalaˈwa/ (“twice”, adverb)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ka‧la‧wa

Adverb

makalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

  1. day after tomorrow

Adverb

makálawá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

  1. twice

Further reading

  • “makalawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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