kiluwa
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 芥辣 (kài-loa̍h).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kiluwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜏ)
References edit
- “kiluwa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kiluwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 85
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
Unami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *ki·lwa·wa.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
kiluwa
- Second person plural
- you (second-person plural; when addressing many persons)