hiwalay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hiualay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From hi- +‎ walay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /hiwaˈlaj/ [hɪ.wɐˈlaɪ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aj
  • IPA^(key): /hiˈwalaj/ [hɪˈwaː.laɪ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alaj
• Syllabification: hi‧wa‧lay

Adjective

hiwaláy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏᜎᜌ᜔)

1. separate; apart; aside

   Synonyms: magkahiwalay, bukod, tangi, tiwalag, watak

2. separated; estranged; living separately

   Synonyms: nakahiwalay, nakabukod

3. separated (of a couple)

   Synonym: magkahiwalay

Derived terms

• hiwa-hiwalay
• hiwalayan
• humiwalay
• ihiwalay
• maghiwa-hiwalay
• maghiwalay
• magkahiwa-hiwalay
• magkahiwalay
• mapahiwalay
• nakahiwalay
• paghihiwalay
• paghiwa-hiwalayin
• paghiwalay
• paghiwalayin
• pagkakahiwa-hiwalay
• pagkakahiwalay

 

Noun

hiwalay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏᜎᜌ᜔)

1. separation; act of separating

   Synonyms: bukod, pagbubukod

2. resignation from an organization

   Synonyms: tiwalag, pagtiwalag

3. legal separation (of a couple)

   Synonym: paghihiwalay

Further reading

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