Tagalog edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish abuela, from Late Latin aviola. See also lola and lelang.

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Noun edit

abwela (masculine abwelo, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ) (archaic)

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: lola, lelang, impo, inda, (archaic) agwela, (dialectal) inana

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Further reading edit

  • abwela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018