ikalawa

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
[a], [b], [c] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: dalawa
    Spanish cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa
    Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2
    Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa
    Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo
    Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa
    Restrictive: dadalawa
    Fractional: kalahati

Alternative forms

Etymology

From epenthesis of earlier ikalwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-duha, from Proto-Austronesian *Sika-duSa. Equivalent to ika- +‎ luwa (two, older variant of dalawa). Compare Cebuano ikaduha.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔikalaˈwa/ [ʔɪ.xɐ.lɐˈwa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: i‧ka‧la‧wa

Adjective

ikalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜎᜏ)

  1. second
    Synonyms: pangalawa, (obsolete) ikaalwa

Derived terms

Noun

ikalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜎᜏ)

  1. second place
  2. second placer
  3. second (of the month)
    Synonym: a-dos
  4. (formal) two o'clock
    Synonym: alas-dos

Further reading