walis

See also: Walis and walís

English

Noun

walis

1. plural of wali

Anagrams

• wails, Sliwa, Lisaw, Liaws

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wa‧lis

Verb

walis

1. to lift up a skirt, towel, curtain, etc.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ualis — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈlis/ [wɐˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: wa‧lis

Noun

walís (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. broom
2. sweeping stroke of a broom
3. act of sweeping (with a broom)

   Synonyms: pagwalis, pagwawalis

4. manner in which a place was swept (with a broom)

   Synonyms: pagkawalis, pagkakawalis

5. jelly leaf (Sida rhombifolia)

Derived terms

• ipangwalis
• iwalis
• magwalis
• magwawalis
• pangwalis
• walis-haba
• walis-tambo
• walis-tingting
• walis-walisan
• walisan
• walisin
• waliswalisan

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwalis/ [ˈwaː.lɪs]
• Rhymes: -alis
• Syllabification: wa‧lis

Noun

walis (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (obsolete) act of taking a different path (due to not being able to pass through the other path)

Derived terms

• iwalis
• magwalis

 

References

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

Anagrams

• Islaw, saliw, silaw, liwas, sawil