minsanduwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • minsandoua, minsan doua, misandoua, misan doua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
  • minsandowa, misandowa — obsolete
  • minsan duwa, misan duwa
  • misanduwa

Etymology

By surface analysis, minsan (“once”) +‎ *duwa (“two”, variant of luwa). Literally, “one or two times”, or more loosely translated as “sometimes”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌminsanduˈaʔ/ [ˌmin̪.sɐn̪ˈd̪waʔ], /minsanduˈaʔ/ [mɪn̪.sɐn̪ˈd̪waʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: min‧san‧du‧wa

Adverb

mínsanduwâ or minsanduwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜏ) (obsolete)

  1. rarely
    Synonyms: bihira, miminsan, minsa't makalawa
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