balnaw
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
- bulnaw
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bal(e)ñáw (“to rinse; to rinse off”), from Proto-Austronesian *bañaw (“to wash the body”). Compare Tagalog banlaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧naw
- IPA(key): /balˈnau/, [balˈnaʊ̯]
Noun
balnáw
- rinse (for the body, clothes etc.)
- Synonym: sawsaw
Derived terms
- balnawan
- magbalnaw