Jun 15, 2008 10:57
15 yrs ago
Tagalog term
kaliwat
Tagalog to English
Other
Other
i thought it is kaliwa...No it is kaliwat
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | nationality |
P Waters
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| 4 | looks like/as if/ |
EnTG-Translator
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| 3 | brood/offspring/descendant |
Leny Vargas
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| 3 | left and |
Seororo
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Proposed translations
11 mins
EnTG-Translator
Native in Tagalog
English-Tagalog
Native in: Tagalog 
Works in: English to Tagalog, Tagalog to English, Tagalog, and 1 more.
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16
looks like/as if/
Its Cebuano (Philippine dialect).
+1
9 hrs
nationality
19 hrs
Leny Vargas
France
France
Native in Tagalog
&
English
France
CPR (Conscientious, Punctual & Reliable)
Native in: Tagalog 
, English
Works in: English to Tagalog, Tagalog to English, French to Tagalog, and 5 more.
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11
brood/offspring/descendant
In Ilonggo, kaliwat is "brood"....
It could be "offspring" (the children)... or descendant.
This term exists in Tagalog, Cebuano and Hiligaynon/Ilonggo. But I doubt "nationality" as its translation.... The context would really help.
It could be "offspring" (the children)... or descendant.
This term exists in Tagalog, Cebuano and Hiligaynon/Ilonggo. But I doubt "nationality" as its translation.... The context would really help.
726 days
left and
I'm not dialect-savvy as the others, but the most simple explanation for that is that it is a contraction. kaliwa + at = kaliwa't. it means left and. the only way to be sure if I am correct is to check the original text. if the word that follows kaliwat is "kanan", "taas", "baba", or any other tagalog word that denotes a direction, then it means "left and".
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