salawal
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- salwal
- salaual, saloual – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay seluar (“pants”), from Persian شلوار (šalvâr, “pants”). Compare Bikol Central sarawal, Pangasinan sanual.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧la‧wal
- IPA(key): /salaˈwal/, [sɐ.lɐˈwal]
Noun
salawál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜏᜎ᜔ or ᜐᜎᜏ)
- underpants
- 1992, National Mid-week:
- Isang batang babae ang may nakalambitin sa likuran na batang paslit, mag-iisang taong gulang pa lang yata at walang salawal. Lumingon ang paslit. Kinawayan namin.
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- trousers; pants; pantaloons
- Synonym: pantalon
- (dialectal) shorts
- (historical) precolonial dhoti-like male garment
Derived terms
- magsalawal
- pagsasalawal
- salawalan
- salawalin
See also
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