kaluluwa
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- caloloua, calolova – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
- kalulowa
- kalulwa
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *ka-du-duha, from ka- + *duha (“two”, fossilized form of dalawa), with reduplication of the first syllable of the root, and /d/ sound-shifted to /l/. Compare Ilocano kararua, Pangasinan kamarerua, Dupaningan Agta kaliduwa, Ibanag ikakarwa, Kapampangan kaladdua, Tagbanwa kiyarulwa, Mansaka kallowa, and Central Dusun koduduo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧lu‧wa
- IPA(key): /kaluluˈa/, [kɐ.lʊˈlwa]
Derived terms
- Araw ng mga Kaluluwa
- buong kaluluwa
- halang ang kaluluwa
- kaluluwahin
- kumaluluwa
- magkaluluwa
- makaluluwa
- mangaluluwa
- may-kaluluwa
- pangkaluluwa
- walang kaluluwa
Related terms
See also
- hilagyo
- kakambal
- lakas ng loob
Further reading
- “kaluluwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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