makalawa

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3   [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: dalawa
    Spanish cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa
    Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2
    Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa
    Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo
    Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa
    Restrictive: dadalawa
    Fractional: kalahati

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maka-duha. By surface analysis, maka- + dalawa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /makalaˈwa/ [mɐ.xɐ.lɐˈwa] (day after tomorrow, adverb)
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /maˈkalawa/ [mɐˈxa.lɐ.wɐ] (twice, adverb)
      • Rhymes: -alawa
  • Syllabification: ma‧ka‧la‧wa

Adverb

makalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

  1. day after tomorrow

Adverb

makálawá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜏ)

  1. twice
  • nakalawa

Further reading

  • makalawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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