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Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese lawas, from Old Javanese lawas.

Adjective

lawas

  1. old

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.was]
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay لاوس (lawas, “empty, clear, vacant; unobstructed”), from Proto-Austronesian *lawas (“wide, broad”), *lawa (“wide”).

Adjective

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas)

  1. clear (of view)
  2. spacious, vast, (of land)
  3. wide open
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas, “old, from long ago; previous; former; long”), from Old Javanese lawas (“duration, length of time; old”).

Adjective

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas)

  1. (dialect) long
    Synonym: lama
  2. (dialect) old
    Synonym: tua
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Central Borneo Dayak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas (“internode of bamboo; section of something”). Probably doublet of ruas.

Noun

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)

  1. (cooking) bamboo sections for cooking food

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].

Noun

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)

  1. (literature) traditional poetry typical of Sumbawa, generally consisting of 3-6 lines per stanza, usually recited at certain events such as when working together to build a house, traditional ceremonies, or buffalo races

Further reading

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Javanese

Romanization

lawas

  1. Romanization of ꦭꦮꦱ꧀

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

Etymology

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lawas

  1. duration, length of time

Derived terms

  • alawas
  • kalawas
  • kalawasan
  • linalawas
  • linawasan

Adjective

lawas

  1. Synonym of alawas (“long, for a long time; already a long time, old; long ago”)

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas) (inherited)
    • → Banjarese: lawas
    • → Indonesian: lawas

Further reading

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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. teeth of a trident
See also

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

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

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

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