abwelo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo, from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum. See also lolo and lelong.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabˈwelo/ [ʔɐbˈwɛ.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: ab‧we‧lo

Noun

abwelo (feminine abwela, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜒᜎᜓ) (archaic)

  1. grandfather
    Synonyms: lolo, lelong, ingkong, mamay, apo, nuno, (dialectal) amama, (archaic) agwelo
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