walo

Agutaynen

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Agutaynen walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

walo

eight

Alangan

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Alangan walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

waló

eight

Bolinao

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Bolinao walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

walo

eight

Botolan Sambal

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Botolan Sambal walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

walo

eight

Cebuano

**Cebuano numbers ^(edit)**
	80
← 7	8	9 →
Cardinal: waló Spanish cardinal: otso Ordinal: ikawaló Adverbial: makawaló Distributive: walo-wálo, tagwálo Fractional: sikawaló

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu. Cognates with Tagalog walo, Hiligaynon walo, Ilocano walo, Aklanon waeo. Related to Hawaiian walu, Malagasy valo, Māori waru, Rapa Nui va'u, Tetum ualu, West Coast Bajau wau'.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: wa‧lo
(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /waˈlo/ [waˈl̪o]
(Bohol) IPA^(key): /waˈwo/ [waˈwo]

Numeral

waló

eight; 8
Synonym: otso

Usage notes

Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.
Walo ka bata ― Eight kids

Walo ka barko ― Eight ships
The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.
Walo ka buok bata ― Eight kids

Walo ka buok barko ― Eight ships

Central Bikol

**Central Bikol numbers ^(edit)**
	80^{[a], [b]}
^{[a], [b]} ← 7	8	9 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: walo, otso Ordinal: ikawalo

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Central Bikol walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waˈlo/ [waˈl̪o]
Hyphenation: wa‧lo

Numeral

waló (Basahan spelling ᜏᜎᜓ)

eight
Synonym: otso

Cuyunon

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Cuyunon walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

walo

eight

Higaonon

Numeral

walo

eight

Hiligaynon

**Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)**
	80
← 7	8	9 →
Cardinal: walo Ordinal: ikawalo

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Hiligaynon walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waˈlo/ [waˈlo]
Hyphenation: wa‧lo

Numeral

waló

eight

Ilocano

**Ilocano numbers ^(edit)**
	80
← 7	8	9 →
Cardinal: walo Spanish cardinal: otso

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Ilocano walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwalo/ [ˈwɐ.lo]
Hyphenation: wa‧lo

Numeral

waló

eight
Synonym: otso

Etymology 2

Noun

walo

a kind of plant whose leaves are used to refresh the head

Isnag

Numeral

walo

eight

Kinaray-a

**Kinaray-a cardinal numbers**
< 7	8	9 >
Cardinal : walo Ordinal : ikawalo

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Kinaray-a walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waˈlo/, [waˈlo]

Numeral

waló

eight

Lindu

Noun

walo

bamboo

Maranao

**Maranao numbers ^(edit)**
← 7	8	9 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: walo, oalo

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Maranao walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Numeral

walo

eight

Masbatenyo

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Masbatenyo walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

waló

eight

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.lo/

Noun

walo

alternative form of walu

Tagalog

**Tagalog numbers ^(edit)**
	80
← 7	8	9 →
Cardinal: walo Spanish cardinal: otso Ordinal: ikawalo, pangwalo Spanish ordinal: oktabo, oktaba Ordinal abbreviation: ika-8, pang-8 Adverbial: makawalo Multiplier: walong ibayo Distributive: tigwalo, waluhan, walo-walo Restrictive: wawalo Fractional: kawalo, sangkawalo, ikawalo, saikawalo
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 8

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Tagalog walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu. Compare Javanese ꦮꦺꦴꦭꦸ (wolu).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈlo/ [wɐˈlo]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: wa‧lo

Numeral

waló (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜓ)

eight
Synonym: otso

Usage notes

To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.
Isang saging, dalawang pinya
One banana, two pineapples

Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga
Four apples, six mangos

Derived terms

Anagrams

lowa

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *wälõ (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁onts^[1]^[2], a participial formation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; strong, powerful”). Compare Tocharian A wäl, Old Irish flaith.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wəlo/

Noun

walo m (genitive singular lānte, oblique singular lānt, nominative plural lāñc, oblique plural lāntäṃ)

king

Declension

Declension of walo
	singular	plural
nominative	walo	lāñc
vocative	walo	lāñc
accusative	lānte	lāntäṃ
genitive	lānt	lantaṃts

locative	lāntne	lāntäṃne
comitative	lāntmpa	lāntäṃmpa
causal	lāntñ	lāntäṃñ
ablative	lāntmeṃ	lāntäṃmeṃ
perlative	lāntsa	lāntäntsa
allative	lāntś(c)	lāntäṃś(c)

References

Douglas Q. Adams: A dictionary of Tocharian B. (Leiden Studies in Indo-European 10), xxxiv, 830 pp., Rodopi: Amsterdam – Atlanta, 1999
Todd B. Krause and Jonathan Slocum: Tocharian Online. Lesson 10. University of Texas at Austin, Linguistic Research Center

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*waldan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 569
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “valēō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 651: “*ulH-nt”

Waray-Waray

**Waray-Waray numbers ^(edit)**
	80
← 7	8	9 →
Cardinal: walo Ordinal: ikawalo

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

Waray-Waray walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waˈlo/, [waˈlu]
Hyphenation: wa‧lo

Numeral

waló

eight

Derived terms

West Miraya Bikol

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Proto-Austronesian *walu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu

West Miraya Bikol walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

walo

eight

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*waldan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 569

[2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “valēō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 651: “*ulH-nt”

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