agwelo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agüelo, alternative form of abuelo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˈwelo/, [ʔɐɡˈwɛ.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ag‧we‧lo

Noun

agwelo (feminine agwela, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜎᜓ)

1. (Tondo, dated) grandfather

   Synonyms: lolo, lelong, ingkong, mamay, apo, abwelo, (dialectal) amama

   • 1989, Ruby V. Gamboa-Alcantara, Nobela: mga buod at pagsusuri:

     Masasaya ang mga bata. Batid nina Nestor at Anita, ang mga nakatatanda sa kanilang mga anak na sila'y makikipaglibing sa kanilang lola ngunit wala silang maraming nalalaman tungkol sa kanilang agwelo at agwela.

     The kids were happy. Nestor and Anita, the eldest of their children, know that they would be joining the wake of their grandmother, but they do not know a lot about their own grandfather and grandmother.