makalawa

Tagalog

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Cardinal: dalawa     Spanish cardinal: dos     Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa     Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2     Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa     Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo     Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa     Restrictive: dadalawa     Fractional: kalahati
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Alternative forms

• macalaua, macaloua, macal-ua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• makaluwa, makalwa — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maka-duha. By surface analysis, maka- +‎ dalawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makalaˈwa/, [mɐ.xɐ.lɐˈwa] (sense: day after tomorrow)

• IPA^(key): /maˈkalawa/, [mɐˈxa.lɐ.wɐ] (sense: twice)
• Hyphenation: ma‧ka‧la‧wa

Adverb

makalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

1. day after tomorrow

Related terms

• kamakalawa
• samakalawa

 

Adverb

makálawá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

1. twice

Related terms

• nakalawa

 

Further reading

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