kulaw

See also: Kulaw

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kulaw

1. owl

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈlaw/ [kʊˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ku‧law

Etymology 1

Noun

kuláw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

1. a species of small monkey

See also

• bakulaw
• matsing
• sabukot bakulaw
• tsonggo
• unggoy

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

kuláw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

1. pilfered (referring to stolen goods of small value)

   Synonyms: nakaw, ninakaw, kinupit, inumit, hinilaglag

Derived terms

• kulawin
• makulawin
• mangulaw
• mangungulaw

 

Further reading

• “kulaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018