"asawa" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈsawa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈsaː.wɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜐᜏ [Baybayin], asaua [alternative]
Rhymes: -awa Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa (cf. Sakizaya acawa). An alternate etymology posits it to be from Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “spouse”) according to Lendoyro (1902), but Potet (2014) disagrees. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|map-pro|*qasawa}} Proto-Austronesian *qasawa, {{cog|szy|acawa}} Sakizaya acawa Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} asawa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)
  1. spouse Synonyms: kabiyak, kabiyak ng dibdib, kahati, kapilas ng puso, karugtong ng buhay, kataling-puso
    Sense id: en-asawa-tl-noun-gV--wEDj Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Female family members, Male family members, Marriage Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 8 3 4 70 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 3 4 71 10 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 83 14 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 50 39 11 Disambiguation of Female family members: 62 5 33 Disambiguation of Male family members: 62 33 5 Disambiguation of Marriage: 100 0 0
  2. (by extension) husband Tags: broadly Synonyms: esposo, bana, mister
    Sense id: en-asawa-tl-noun-n-6PiLk6
  3. (by extension) wife Tags: broadly Synonyms: maybahay, esposa, misis, kumander
    Sense id: en-asawa-tl-noun-nVKjyOTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: konsorte
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 Derived forms: jowa, kaasawa, mag-asawa, mag-asawang kalapati, magkapangasawahan, mangasawa, mapapangasawa, may-asawa, pag-aasawa, pangangasawa, papag-asawahin

Alternative forms

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        },
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    },
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        },
        {
          "word": "kapilas ng puso"
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