# lawas
## Banjarese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese lawas, from Old Javanese lawas.

### Adjective

lawas
* old

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.was]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: la‧was

### Noun

láwas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔) (Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)
* (anatomy) body; torso
    Synonym: hawak
* corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)
    Synonyms: bangkay, gadan

## Buhi'non Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawás
* (anatomy) body; torso
* corpse, cadaver
    Synonyms: bangkay, geraan

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: la‧was
* IPA: /ˈlawas/ [ˈl̪a.wɐs̪]

### Noun

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* (anatomy) body; torso
* cadaver; corpse
    Synonym: patay

### Adjective

láwas (Badlit spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* (gay slang) ripped (having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced)

#### Derived terms

* hilawas
* kalawasan
* laing lawas
* lawas-on
* panglawas

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
* Hyphenation: la‧was

### Noun

láwas
* (anatomy) body; torso
* cadaver; corpse; dead body
    Synonyms: bangkay, patay

#### Derived terms

* tiglawas

## Ilocano
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlawas/ [ˈlɐ.was]
* Hyphenation: la‧was

### Noun

lawas (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* week
    Synonyms: dominggo, semana

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈlawas/ [ˈla.was]
* Rhymes: -awas
* Syllabification: la‧was

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay لاوس (lawas, “empty, clear, vacant; unobstructed”), from Proto-Austronesian *lawas (“wide, broad”), *lawa (“wide”).

#### Adjective

lawas
* clear (of view)
* spacious, vast, (of land)
* wide open

#### Synonyms

* luas

#### Derived terms

* melawas

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas, “old, from long ago; previous; former; long”), from Old Javanese lawas (“duration, length of time; old”).

#### Adjective

lawas
* (dialect) long
    Synonym: lama
* (dialect) old
    Synonym: tua

#### Derived terms

* kelawasan
* melawas

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Central Borneo Dayak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas (“internode of bamboo; section of something”). Probably doublet of ruas.

#### Noun

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)
* (cooking) bamboo sections for cooking food

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].

#### Noun

lawas (plural lawas-lawas)
* (literature) traditional poetry typical of Sumbawa, generally consisting of 3-6 lines per stanza, usually recited at certain events such as when working together to build a house, traditional ceremonies, or buffalo races

### Further reading

* “lawas” 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.

## Javanese
### Romanization

lawas
* Romanization of ꦭꦮꦱ꧀

## Libon Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso

## Mansaka
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso

## Maranao
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso
    Synonyms: badan, bago

## Masbate Sorsogon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlawas/
* Hyphenation: la‧was

### Noun

láwas
* (anatomy) body; torso
* corpse, cadaver
    Synonym: patay

## Miraya Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

lawas
* duration, length of time

#### Derived terms

* alawas
* kalawas
* kalawasan
* linalawas
* linawasan

### Adjective

lawas
* Synonym of alawas (“long, for a long time; already a long time, old; long ago”)

### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ (lawas) (inherited)
** → Banjarese: lawas
** → Indonesian: lawas

### Further reading

* “lawas” 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.

## Pangasinan
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: la‧was
* IPA: /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

### Adverb

lawas
* always

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* lauas — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlawas/ [ˈlaː.wɐs]
* Rhymes: -awas
* Syllabification: la‧was

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* teeth of a trident

##### See also

* ngipin

#### Adjective

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* hitting above and beyond the target point; missing widely
    Synonyms: sala, di-tama, lampas, malayo, lihis

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali)

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Cebuano or Hiligaynon lawas.

#### Noun

lawas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
* body (a large collection of something)
* (neologism) body (physical structure of a human or animal)
    Synonym: katawan

##### Derived terms

* balaglawas
* biluslawas
* butudlawas
* dalubsigwasan
* gitlawas
* Golgilawas
* kakulawas
* kulaylawas
* lawas na langitnin
* lawas ng tubig
* lawas-pangkalawakan
* miklawas
* ribolawas
* sigwasan
* silidlawas
* sulidlawas

#### References

* del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

### Anagrams

* alaws, salwa, laswa, lasaw

## Waray Sorsogon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: la‧was
* IPA: /ˈlawas/, [ˈla.was]

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso
* corpse, cadaver
    Synonym: patay

## West Albay Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

### Noun

lawas
* (anatomy) body; torso