lawas

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.was]

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• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

láwas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔) (Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonym: hawak

2. corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)

   Synonyms: bangkay, gadan

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawás

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonyms: bangkay, geraan

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.wɐs̪]

Noun

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. cadaver; corpse

   Synonym: patay

Adjective

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. (gay slang) ripped (having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced)

Derived terms

• hilawas
• kalawasan
• laing lawas
• lawas-on
• panglawas

 

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

láwas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. cadaver; corpse; dead body

   Synonyms: bangkay, patay

Derived terms

• tiglawas

 

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈlɐ.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

lawas (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. week

   Synonyms: dominggo, semana

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese lawas.

Adjective

lawas

1. old

Libon Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonyms: badan, bago

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

láwas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: patay

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Old Javanese

Adjective

lawas

1. old

Descendants

• → Javanese: lawas

Pangasinan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

Adverb

lawas

1. always

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lauas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈlaː.wɐs]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: la‧was

Etymology 1

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. teeth of a trident

See also

• ngipin

 

Adjective

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. hitting above and beyond the _target point; missing widely

   Synonyms: sala, di-tama, lampas, malayo, lihis

Etymology 2

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Cebuano or Hiligaynon lawas.

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. body (a large collection of something)
2. (neologism) body (physical structure of a human or animal)

   Synonym: katawan

Derived terms

• balaglawas
• biluslawas
• butudlawas
• dalubsigwasan
• gitlawas
• Golgilawas
• kakulawas
• kulaylawas
• lawas na langitnin
• lawas ng tubig
• lawas-pangkalawakan
• miklawas
• ribolawas
• sigwasan
• silidlawas
• sulidlawas

 

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Anagrams

• alaws, salwa, laswa, lasaw

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: patay

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso