lawas

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Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese lawas, from Old Javanese lawas.

Adjective

lawas

1. old
2. long (duration of time)

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawás

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonyms: bangkay, geraan

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪aː.was̪]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: la‧was

Noun

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. cadaver; corpse

   Synonym: patay

Adjective

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. (gay slang) ripped (having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced)

   Synonym: kusgan

Derived terms

• hilawas
• kalawasan
• laing lawas
• lawas-on
• panglawas

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.was]

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• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

láwas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔) (Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonym: hawak

2. corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)

   Synonyms: bangkay, gadan

East Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

láwas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. cadaver; corpse; dead body

   Synonyms: bangkay, patay

Derived terms

• tiglawas

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈlɐ.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

lawas (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. week

   Synonyms: dominggo, semana

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: la‧was

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay لاوس (lawas, “empty, clear, vacant; unobstructed”), from Proto-Austronesian *lawas (“wide, broad”), *lawa (“wide”).

Adjective

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas)

1. clear (of view)
2. spacious, vast, (of land)
3. wide open

Synonyms

• luas

Derived terms

• melawas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas, “old, from long ago; previous; former; long”), from Old Javanese lawas (“duration, length of time; old”).

Adjective

lawas (comparative lebih lawas, superlative paling lawas) (dialect)

1. long

   Synonym: lama

2. old

   Synonym: tua

Derived terms

• kelawasan
• melawas

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Central Borneo Dayak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas (“internode of bamboo; section of something”). Probably doublet of ruas.

Noun

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)

1. (cooking) bamboo sections for cooking food

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].

Noun

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)

1. (literature) traditional poetry typical of Sumbawa, generally consisting of 3-6 lines per stanza, usually recited at certain events such as when working together to build a house, traditional ceremonies, or buffalo races

Further reading

• “lawas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

lawas

1. romanization of ꦭꦮꦱ꧀

Libon Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

   Synonyms: badan, bago

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

láwas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: patay

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləwʔ (“long in duration”) (Compare to Vietnamese lâu, Muong lô, Mon လံ (lòˀ, “long (time)”)). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lawas

1. duration, length of time

Derived terms

• alawas
• kalawas
• kalawasan
• linalawas
• linawasan

Adjective

lawas

1. synonym of alawas (“long, for a long time; already a long time, old; long ago”)

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas)
  • → Banjarese: lawas
  • → Indonesian: lawas

Further reading

• "lawas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pangasinan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧was
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

Adverb

lawas

1. always

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lauas — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/ [ˈlaː.wɐs]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: la‧was

Etymology 1

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. teeth of a trident

See also

• ngipin

Adjective

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. hitting above and beyond the target point; missing widely

   Synonyms: sala, di-tama, lampas, malayo, lihis

Etymology 2

Compare labas.

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali)

   Synonym: labas

Alternative forms

• lauas

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Cebuano or Hiligaynon lawas.

Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

1. body (a large collection of something)
2. (neologism) body (physical structure of a human or animal)

   Synonym: katawan

Derived terms

• balaglawas
• biluslawas
• butudlawas
• dalubsigwasan
• gitlawas
• Golgilawas
• kakulawas
• kulaylawas
• lawas na langitnin
• lawas ng tubig
• lawas-pangkalawakan
• miklawas
• ribolawas
• sigwasan
• silidlawas
• sulidlawas

References

• Dalub-unlaran ng Wika, Takaran ng Pamantasang Gregorio Araneta (1979), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino], 2nd edition (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Anagrams

• alaws, salwa, laswa, lasaw

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]
• Hyphenation: la‧was

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: patay

West Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

Noun

lawas

1. (anatomy) body; torso