"abwela" meaning in Tagalog

See abwela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʔabˈwela/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐbˈwɛː.lɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: abwelo [masculine], ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ [Baybayin], abuwela [alternative], aguwela [alternative], agwela [alternative]
Rhymes: -ela Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os Latin avus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂ Latin avia Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Late Latin aviola Spanish abuelabor. Tagalog abwela Borrowed from Spanish abuela, from Late Latin aviola, from Latin avia + -ola (diminutive ending). See also lola and lelang. Etymology templates: {{etymon|tl|:bor|es:abuela|id=grandmother|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os Latin avus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂ Latin avia Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Late Latin aviola Spanish abuelabor. Tagalog abwela [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grandmother", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éwh₂os", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "avus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "alt" : "*-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-is", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro", "pos" : "i-stem suffix" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro", "pos" : "neuter plural suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ih₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "avia", "lang" : "la" }, { "alt" : "-ola", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-olus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive ending" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "aviola", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "abuela", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "abwela", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="grandmother" data-lang="tl" data-title="abwela" id="Tagalog:_grandmother"> Borrowed from Spanish abuela, from Late Latin aviola, from Latin avia + -ola (diminutive ending). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+|m=abwelo}} abwela (masculine abwelo, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ), {{tlb|tl|archaic}} (archaic)
  1. grandmother Tags: archaic Synonyms: lola, lelang, impo, inda, agwela [archaic], inana [dialectal] Related terms: aya

Alternative forms

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