"lawlaw" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /lawˈlaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [laʊ̯ˈlaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: lawláw [canonical], ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], laolao [alternative], laulau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 落落 (làu-làu, “loose”), according to Manuel (1948), or possibly a reduplication of Hokkien 老 (lāu, “old”) according to Chan-Yap (1980). However, Zorc (1985) disagrees and offers a more native etymon. Compare Cebuano lawlaw and Kapampangan lolo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|落落|t=loose|tr=làu-làu}} Borrowed from Hokkien 落落 (làu-làu, “loose”), {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication, {{cog|nan-hbl|老|t=old|tr=lāu}} Hokkien 老 (lāu, “old”), {{cog|ceb|lawlaw}} Cebuano lawlaw, {{cog|pam|lolo}} Kapampangan lolo Head templates: {{tl-adj|lawláw|b=+}} lawláw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)
  1. dangling; sagging; hanging down; hanging loose Synonyms: nakalawlaw, laylay, nakalaylay, luslos, nakaluslos
    Sense id: en-lawlaw-tl-adj-WmojdDcE Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 34 3 3 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 36 2 2 11 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 3 2 12 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 27 25 4 4 15 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 31 21 17 18 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 26 18 15 15 11 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 28 26 3 3 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /lawˈlaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [laʊ̯ˈlaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: lawláw [canonical], ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], laolao [alternative], laulau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Compare banlaw. Head templates: {{tl-adj|lawláw|b=+}} lawláw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)
  1. stirred up making it dirty (of water or liquid) Synonyms: labusaw Derived forms: lawlawin, maglawlaw
    Sense id: en-lawlaw-tl-adj-OVu4BlmB Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 34 3 3 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 36 2 2 11 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 3 2 12 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 27 25 4 4 15 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 28 26 3 3 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lawlawan
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /lawˈlaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [laʊ̯ˈlaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: lawláw [canonical], ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], laolao [alternative], laulau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 落落 (làu-làu, “loose”), according to Manuel (1948), or possibly a reduplication of Hokkien 老 (lāu, “old”) according to Chan-Yap (1980). However, Zorc (1985) disagrees and offers a more native etymon. Compare Cebuano lawlaw and Kapampangan lolo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|落落|t=loose|tr=làu-làu}} Borrowed from Hokkien 落落 (làu-làu, “loose”), {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication, {{cog|nan-hbl|老|t=old|tr=lāu}} Hokkien 老 (lāu, “old”), {{cog|ceb|lawlaw}} Cebuano lawlaw, {{cog|pam|lolo}} Kapampangan lolo Head templates: {{tl-noun|lawláw|b=+}} lawláw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)
  1. condition of dangling, hanging down, or being too long Synonyms: haba, kahabaan
    Sense id: en-lawlaw-tl-noun-86rNS41Q
  2. portion dangling, hanging down, or being too long Synonyms: haba
    Sense id: en-lawlaw-tl-noun-neEzBqX-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ilawlaw, lumawlaw, malawlaw, nakalawlaw, lawlawan Related terms: ladlad
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lawˈlaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [laʊ̯ˈlaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: lawláw [canonical], ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], laolao [alternative], laulau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Compare banlaw. Head templates: {{tl-noun|lawláw|b=+}} lawláw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)
  1. act of stirring playfully with one's hands or feet (of water or another liquid) Synonyms: kawkaw, pagkawkaw, labusaw, paglabusaw
    Sense id: en-lawlaw-tl-noun-JyWK~OlR Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 34 3 3 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 36 2 2 11 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 3 2 12 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 27 25 4 4 15 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 28 26 3 3 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlawlaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈlaʊ̯.laʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], laolao [alternative], laulau [alternative]
Rhymes: -awlaw Etymology: Compare Ilocano lawlaw, Cebuano lawlaw, Waray-Waray lawlaw. Etymology templates: {{cog|ilo|lawlaw}} Ilocano lawlaw, {{cog|ceb|lawlaw}} Cebuano lawlaw, {{cog|war|lawlaw}} Waray-Waray lawlaw Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} lawlaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)
  1. a species of sardine or herring (of family Clupeidae) Categories (lifeform): Herrings
    Sense id: en-lawlaw-tl-noun-v6EUY2CZ Disambiguation of Herrings: 23 23 2 1 11 40 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 34 3 3 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 36 2 2 11 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 3 2 12 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 27 25 4 4 15 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 28 26 3 3 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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