galaw

Cebuano

Noun

galaw

1. twig; small thin branches of trees or bushes

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Pangasinan galaw (“game; play”) with “joking” sense.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlaw/ [ɡɐˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ga‧law

Noun

galáw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔)

1. movement; motion (of animate objects)

   Synonyms: kilos, kibo

2. movement (of inanimate objects)

   Synonyms: uga, ugoy, yanig

3. act of moving a thing from its place
4. (colloquial) theft

   Synonyms: kupit, pagkupit, umit, pag-umit

5. (Batangas, Marinduque) joking; teasing

   Synonyms: biro, tukso

Derived terms

• di-magagalaw
• galawan
• galawin
• gumalaw
• igalaw
• magalaw
• pagalawin
• paggalaw

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalaw/ [ˈɡa.laʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -alaw
• Syllabification: ga‧law

Noun

galaw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

1. doorkeeper; porter

   Synonyms: bantay-pinto, portero