kiluwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• keluwa
• kelwa
• kilwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 芥辣 (kài-loa̍h).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiluˈaʔ/ [kɪˈlwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧lu‧wa

Noun

kiluwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜏ)

1. powdered mustard

References

• “kiluwa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kiluwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 85
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ki·lwa·wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiluwa]

Pronoun

kiluwa

1. Second person plural

   you (second-person plural; when addressing many persons)

See also

Unami personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	ni	niluna (exclusive) kiluna, (inclusive)
2nd person	ki	kiluwa
3rd person	nèka	nèkao