sawali

Bikol Central

Noun

sawalì

1. woven, split bamboo strips used for walling

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central sawali.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈwaliʔ/ [sɐˈwa.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aliʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧wa‧li

Noun

sawalì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏᜎᜒ)

1. (carpentry) woven, coarse mat of interlaced, thin, split bamboo strips (used for making simple walls in native houses, drying grains under the house, etc.)

Derived terms

• sawalian
• sawaliin

 

See also

• sala-sala
• sasag