Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

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

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧lu‧wa
  • IPA(key): /kaluluˈa/, [kɐ.lʊˈlwa]
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaluluˈa/, [ˌka.lʊˈlwa]

Noun edit

kaluluwá or káluluwá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. soul, spirit, essence
    Synonyms: espiritu, diwa, buhay

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