balaw

See also: bälaw

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧law
  • IPA(key): /baˈlau/, [baˈlaʊ̯]

Noun

baláw

  1. shrimp (small)
  2. shrimp paste

Derived terms

  • mambalaw
  • pambalaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧law
  • IPA(key): /baˈlaw/, [bʌˈl̪aʊ̯]

Noun

balaw

  1. the amboina pine (Agathis dammara); a coniferous tree native to the Moluccas and the Philippines and the main source of dammara
  2. dammara; an oleoresin obtained from this tree
  3. the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)

Verb

balaw

  1. to tire out; to make someone tired; to exhaust

Hiligaynon

Noun

baláw

  1. asphalt, pitch, resin, tar

Particle

baláw

  1. (interrogative) Questions listener's thoughts or opinions, often in a conditional sense.

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧láw
  • IPA(key): /baˈlaw/, [bɐˈlaʊ̯]

Noun

baláw

  1. fright
  2. hurry; rush

Derived terms

  • agbalaw

Maranao

Noun

balaw

  1. resin
    Synonym: tigis
  2. glue
  3. plastic paste

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • Hyphenation: ba‧law
  • IPA(key): /baˈlaw/, [bɐˈlaʊ̯]

Noun

baláw

  1. (eastern Marinduque) any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)
    Synonym: alamang

Pronunciation 2

  • Hyphenation: ba‧law
  • IPA(key): /ˈbalaw/, [ˈba.laʊ̯]

Noun

balaw

  1. illumination set for a person along a pathway
  2. resin from the apitong tree
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