kamakalawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• camacalaua, camacalua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kamakalwa

Etymology

From kamaka- +‎ dalawa. Can also be analyzed as ka- +‎ makalawa, from maka- +‎ dalawa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamakalaˈwa/ [kɐ.mɐ.xɐ.lɐˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧ma‧ka‧la‧wa

Adverb

kamakalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

1. day before yesterday; two days ago

See also

• kahapon
• kagabi
• kamakailan
• kamakatlo
• kamakapat
• kamakalima

 

Further reading

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