bawal

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawal/ [ˈba.wal̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧wal

Adjective

báwal (plural barawal, Basahan spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔)

1. prohibited, forbidden

   Synonym: ngalad

Derived terms

• magbawal
• pagbawal

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Tagalog bawal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawal/ [ˈba.wɐl̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧wal

Adjective

báwal (Badlit spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔)

1. forbidden; prohibited; proscribed; taboo

   Synonyms: gibaoran, gidili, ginadili, midili, nidili

Derived terms

• bawalan
• gibawalan

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bawal, from Javanese ꦧꦮꦭ꧀ (bawal), from Old Javanese bawal (“a certain fresh water fish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.wal/, [ˈba.wal]
• Hyphenation: ba‧wal

Noun

bawal (first-person possessive bawalku, second-person possessive bawalmu, third-person possessive bawalnya)

1. pomfret (a kind of fish )

Derived terms

• bawal air tawar
• bawal laut

 

Further reading

• “bawal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawəl/ [ˈbäː.wəl]
• Hyphenation: ba‧wal

Adjective

báwal

1. (Súlat Wáwâ) Alternative spelling of baual

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawal/ [ˈba.wal]
• Hyphenation: ba‧wal

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦧꦮꦭ꧀ (bawal), from Old Javanese bawal (“a certain freshwater fish”).

Noun

bawal (Jawi spelling باول, plural bawal-bawal, informal 1st possessive bawalku, 2nd possessive bawalmu, 3rd possessive bawalnya)

1. pomfret (a kind of fish)

Etymology 2

Noun

bawal (Jawi spelling باول, plural bawal-bawal, informal 1st possessive bawalku, 2nd possessive bawalmu, 3rd possessive bawalnya)

1. a kind of herb endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand (Phyllagathis rotun­difolia)

Derived terms

• bawal bulan perak
• bawal hutan
• bawal putih

 

Further reading

• “bawal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbawal/ [ˈbaː.wɐl]
• Rhymes: -awal
• Syllabification: ba‧wal

Adjective

bawal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔)

1. not allowed; prohibited; forbidden

Derived terms

• bawalan
• ipagbawal
• ipinagbabawal
• kabawalan
• magbawal
• pagbabawal
• pagbawalan

 

See also

• bawal manigarilyo
• bawal pumarada

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• labaw, balaw