banlaw
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- banlao – obsolete
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bal(e)ñáw (“to rinse; to rinse off”) with metathesis, from Proto-Austronesian *bañaw (“to wash the body”). Compare Bikol Central balnaw, Cebuano banaw (“to overflow”), Ibatan vanaw (“to wash the hands”), Ivatan vanaw (“to wash the hands”), Kavalan banaw (“to wash one's hands or feet”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ban‧law
- IPA(key): /banˈlaw/, [bɐnˈlaʊ̯]
Derived terms
- banlawan
- mabanlawan
- magbanlaw
- pagbabanlaw
- pambanlaw
Further reading
- “banlaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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