balaw

See also: bälaw

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧law
• IPA^(key): /baˈlaw/, [baˈl̪aʊ̯]

Noun

baláw

1. shrimp (small)
2. shrimp paste

Derived terms

• mambalaw
• pambalaw

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧law
• IPA^(key): /baˈlaw/, [bʌˈl̪aʊ̯]

Noun

balaw

1. the amboina pine (Agathis dammara); a coniferous tree native to the Moluccas and the Philippines and the main source of dammara
2. dammara; an oleoresin obtained from this tree
3. the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)

Verb

balaw

1. to tire out; to make someone tired; to exhaust

Hiligaynon

Noun

baláw

1. asphalt, pitch, resin, tar

Particle

baláw

1. (interrogative) questions listener's thoughts or opinions, often in a conditional sense

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlaw/, [bɐˈlaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: ba‧láw

Noun

baláw

1. fright
2. hurry; rush

Derived terms

• agbalaw

 

Maranao

Noun

balaw

1. resin

   Synonym: tigis

2. glue
3. plastic paste

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *balaw (“small shrimp sp.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlaw/, [bɐˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: ba‧law

Noun

baláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔) (chiefly Quezon, eastern Marinduque)

1. any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)

   Synonym: alamang

See also

• balaw-balaw

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaw (“a tree, probably Dipterocarpus spp.; resinous substance obtained from this tree”). Compare Ilocano balaw, Cebuano balaw, and Malay balau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalaw/, [ˈba.laʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -alaw
• Hyphenation: ba‧law

Noun

balaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔)

1. illumination set for a person along a pathway
2. resin from the apitong or almasiga tree
3. reddish color

See also

• ilaw

 

Further reading

• “balaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*balaw₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*balaw₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary