# asawa
## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse; wife

## Butuanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* wife

## Capiznon
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* wife

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔɐˈs̪a.wɐ]
* Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

### Noun

asáwa (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)
* 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
* wife

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* kind of dark-colored fruit that grows on trees

#### Synonyms

* malinganay

## Eastern Bontoc
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse

## Higaonon
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* wife

## Ilocano
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa
* IPA: /ʔaˈsawa/, [ʔɐˈsawa]

### Noun

asawa
* husband; wife; spouse
* one of a pair
* pendant

#### Derived terms

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

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔʌˈsaː.wʌ]
** IPA: (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ʔaˈhawa/ [ʔʌˈhaː.wʌ]
* Rhymes: -awa
* Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

### Noun

asawa
* spouse; husband; wife

#### Synonyms

Southern / Central :
| Mt. Province | Tadian | asawa, (Lubon) ahawa, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) ahawa |
| Mt. Province | Bauko | asawa, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) ahawa |
| Mt. Province | Sabangan | asawa, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) asawa, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) ahawa |
| Northern / Applai |||
| Mt. Province | Sagada | asawa |

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* Súlat Wáwâ spelling of asaua

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse, wife

## Matigsalug Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse; husband; wife

## Pangasinan
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈsawa/, [aˈsa.wa]
* Hyphenation: a‧sa‧wa

### Noun

asawa
* spouse; husband; wife

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse; husband; wife

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* asaua, asava — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa (cf. 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: /ʔaˈsawa/ [ʔɐˈsaː.wɐ]
* Rhymes: -awa
* Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

### Noun

asawa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜏ)
* spouse; husband; wife
    Synonyms: kabiyak, kabiyak ng dibdib, kahati, (male) esposo, (female) esposa, (male, colloquial) mister, (female, colloquial) misis, (male) bana, kapilas ng puso, karugtong ng buhay, kataling-puso

#### Derived terms

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

#### See also

* konsorte

### References

* “asawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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, "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: /ʔasawa/ [ʔɑ.saˈwɑ]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: a‧sa‧wa

### Noun

asawa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسَوَ)
* wife

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

### Noun

asawa
* spouse; husband; wife