alalawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• anlalawa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Doublet of lawa. Compare Bikol Central lawa, Butuanon lawa, and Waray-Waray lawa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔalaˈlawaʔ/, [ˌʔa.lɐˈla.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧la‧la‧wa

Noun

álalawà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜏ)

1. (uncommon) spider

   Synonyms: gagamba, (uncommon) aranya

2. spiderweb

   Synonym: bahay-gagamba

See also

• gambagamba
• lawalawa

Further reading

• “alalawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lawaq₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary