abwela

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuela, from Late Latin aviola. See also lola and lelang.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabˈwela/ [ʔɐbˈwɛ.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: ab‧we‧la

Noun

abwela (masculine abwelo, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ) (archaic)

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: lola, lelang, impo, inda, (archaic) agwela, (dialectal) inana

Further reading
  • “abwela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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