asawa

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔaˈsaː.wa]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

Noun

asáwa

1. spouse; husband; wife

Derived terms

• mag-asawa
• pangasawa

Butuanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. wife

Capiznon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. wife

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔɐˈs̪a.wɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

Noun

asáwa (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)

1. wife

   Coordinate term: bana

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:asawa.

Derived terms

• asawa sa banig
• igpangaasawa
• mangalasawa
• paasawa
• pangalasaw-on
• pangasaw-onon
• pangasawa
• papangasawa

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. wife

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. kind of dark-colored fruit that grows on trees

Synonyms

• malinganay

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. spouse

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. wife

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsawa/, [ʔɐˈsawa]

Noun

asawa (plural as-asawa or assawa)

1. husband; wife; spouse
2. one of a pair
3. pendant

Derived terms

• agasawa
• agpaasawa
• apagas-asawa
• asawaen
• iasawa
• makiasawa
• mamagasawa
• mamangasawa
• mangasawa
• mangpaasawa

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔʌˈsaː.wʌ]
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈhawa/ [ʔʌˈhaː.wʌ]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

Noun

asawa

1. spouse; husband; wife

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms and variants of asawa
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Group	Province	Municipality	Part of municipality	Barangay	Terms	Words
Northern / Applai	Mountain Province	Sagada	Pidlisan / Dapliyan (north)	Aguid		asawa
				Pide		asawa
				Fidelisan		asawa
				Bangaan		asawa
				Madungo		asawa
				Tanulong		asawa
Southern / Central	Mountain Province	Bauko	Lower Bauko	Bila		ahawa
				Banao		ahawa
				Poblacion		ahawa
				Otucan		ahawa
		Sabangan	Upper Sabangan	Bun-ayan		ahawa
				Bao-angan		ahawa
				Busa		ahawa
				Camatagan		ahawa
				Capinitan		ahawa
				Gayang		ahawa
				Namatec		ahawa
				Napua		ahawa
				Pingad		ahawa
			Lower Sabangan	Data		asawa
				Lagan		asawa
				Losad		asawa
				Poblacion		asawa
				Supang		asawa
				Tambingan		asawa
		Tadian	Zone 2 / SULUMASIDE	Bantey		ahawa
				Batayan		ahawa
				Duagan		ahawa
				Lubon		ahawa
				Mabalite		ahawa
				Masla		ahawa
				Sumadel		ahawa
			Zone 3 / Sunny Side	Banaao		ahawa
				Cadad-anan		ahawa
				Cagubatan		ahawa
				Dacudac		ahawa
				Lenga		ahawa
				Pandayan		ahawa

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of asaua

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. spouse

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. spouse, wife

Matigsalug Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. spouse; husband; wife

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsawa/, [aˈsa.wa]
• Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

Noun

asawa

1. spouse; husband; wife

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Noun

asawa

1. spouse; husband; wife

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• asaua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *qasawa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasawa

Tagalog asawa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasawa, from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa. (cf. Chamorro asagua and Sakizaya acawa). An alternate etymology posits it to be from Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “spouse”) according to Lendoyro (1902), but Potet (2014) disagrees.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔɐˈsaː.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

Noun

asawa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)

1. spouse

   Synonyms: kabiyak, kabiyak ng dibdib, kahati, kapilas ng puso, karugtong ng buhay, kataling-puso

2. (by extension) husband

   Synonyms: esposo, bana, (colloquial) mister

3. (by extension) wife

   Synonyms: maybahay, esposa, (colloquial) misis, (slang) kumander

Derived terms

• jowa
• kaasawa
• mag-asawa
• mag-asawang kahoy
• mag-asawang kalapati
• magkapangasawahan
• mangasawa
• mapapangasawa
• may-asawa
• pag-aasawa
• pangangasawa
• papag-asawahin

See also

• konsorte

References

• “asawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013), Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 202
• Lendoyro, Constantino (1902), The Tagalog Language: A Comprehensive Grammatical Treatise Adapted to Self-instruction and Particularly Designed for Use of Those Engaged in Government Service Or in Business Or Trade in the Philippines‎^[1], "El Mercantil
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qasawa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔasawa/ [ʔɑ.saˈwɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

Noun

asawa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسَوَ)

1. wife

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsawa/, [ʔaˈsa.wa]

Noun

asawa

1. spouse; husband; wife

References

• Abuyen, Tomas A. (2000), “asawa”, in Diksyunaryo Waray-waray (Visaya), English-Tagalog, Mandaluyong City: National Book Store, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18