abwela

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• agwela — Tondo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabˈwela/ [ʔɐbˈwɛː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: ab‧we‧la

Noun

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

1. grandmother

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

Related terms

• aya

 

Further reading

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