waliwali

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ualiuali — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌwaliˈwali/ [ˌwaː.lɪˈwaː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: wa‧li‧wa‧li

Noun

wáliwáli (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜏᜎᜒ)

1. expectancy of closeness of the time of delivery of a pregnant woman

   Synonym: pagwawaliwali

2. defective eyesight caused by extreme exhaustion or hunger

Derived terms

• pagwawaliwali

See also

• kagampan
• kabuwanan

Further reading

• “waliwali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier