kaluluwa
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- caloloua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- kalulowa
- kalulwa
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *ka-du-duha, from ka- + *duha (“two”, fossilized form of dalawa), with reduplication of the first syllable of the root, and /d/ sound-shifted to /l/. Compare Ilocano kararua, Pangasinan kamarerua, Dupaningan Agta kaliduwa, Ibanag ikakarwa, Kapampangan kaladdua, Tagbanwa kiyarulwa, Mansaka kallowa, and Central Dusun koduduo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kaluluwá or káluluwá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “kaluluwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*duSa § *ka-du-duhá”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary