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asawa

Aklanon

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse; wife

Butuanon

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. wife

Capiznon

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. wife

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔɐˈs̪a.wɐ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

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asáwa (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)

  1. wife
    Coordinate term: bana

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Dibabawon Manobo

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. wife

Dupaningan Agta

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. kind of dark-colored fruit that grows on trees

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Eastern Bontoc

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse

Higaonon

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. wife

Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈsawa/, [ʔɐˈsawa]

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asawa

  1. husband; wife; spouse
  2. one of a pair
  3. pendant

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Kankanaey

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔʌˈsaː.wʌ]
    • IPA(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ʔaˈhawa/ [ʔʌˈhaː.wʌ]
  • Rhymes: -awa
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

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asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Kapampangan

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of asaua

Limos Kalinga

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse

Mansaka

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse, wife

Matigsalug Manobo

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Pangasinan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈsawa/, [aˈsa.wa]
  • Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

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asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Ratagnon

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa (cf. Sakizaya acawa). An alternate etymology posits it to be from Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “spouse”) according to Lendoyro (1902), but Potet (2014) disagrees.

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asawa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)

  1. spouse; husband; wife
    Synonyms: kabiyak, kabiyak ng dibdib, kahati, (male) esposo, (female) esposa, (male, colloquial) mister, (female, colloquial) misis, (male) bana, kapilas ng puso, karugtong ng buhay, kataling-puso

Derived terms

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References

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  • “asawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 202
  • Lendoyro, Constantino (1902) The Tagalog Language: A Comprehensive Grammatical Treatise Adapted to Self-instruction and Particularly Designed for Use of Those Engaged in Government Service Or in Business Or Trade in the Philippines‎[1], "El Mercantil
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qasawa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔasawa/ [ʔɑ.saˈwɑ]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

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asawa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسَوَ)

  1. wife

Waray-Waray

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From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

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asawa

  1. spouse; husband; wife
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