banlaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• banlao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bal(ə)ñáw (“to rinse; to rinse off”) with metathesis, from Proto-Austronesian *bañaw (“to wash the body”). Compare Bikol Central balnaw, Cebuano banaw (“to overflow”), Ibatan vanaw (“to wash the hands”), Ivatan vanaw (“to wash the hands”), Kavalan banaw (“to wash one's hands or feet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈlaw/ [bɐnˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ban‧law

Noun

banláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)

1. rinse (especially the first rinse)

Derived terms

• banlawan
• mabanlawan
• magbanlaw
• pagbabanlaw
• pambanlaw

 

Related terms

• anlaw
• hugas

Further reading

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