tawas
See also: tāwas
English
editNoun
edittawas
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittawas
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay tawas, probably from Sanskrit तवस् (tavas, “strong”). Cognate of Tagalog tawas. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittawas (plural tawas-tawas, first-person possessive tawasku, second-person possessive tawasmu, third-person possessive tawasnya)
Further reading
edit- “tawas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editNoun
edittawas (Jawi spelling تاوس, plural tawas-tawas, informal 1st possessive tawasku, 2nd possessive tawasmu, 3rd possessive tawasnya)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “tawas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay tawas. Compare Cebuano tawas and Waray-Waray tawas.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: ta‧was
Noun
edittawas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜐ᜔)
- alum
- Synonyms: alumbre, piyedralumbre
- practice of burning of alum crystals with praying in quackery (to determine the cause of a person's sickness)
- Synonyms: pagtawas, pagtatawas
Derived terms
editAdjective
edittawás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜐ᜔)
- freed or saved from evil or misfortune
Waray-Waray
editEtymology
editNoun
edittawas
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/awas
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