EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
lake; lagoon; pond...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/DA-naw/
FIL: Isang anyong tubig na napapaligiran ng lupa; lawa.
EN: lake; lagoon; pond
It's a body of water, bigger than a puddle, smaller than the ocean. Think Taal Lake, Laguna de Bay, or that small pond in your lola's province. It's a slightly more poetic or archaic term for 'lawa' (lake). "Ang ganda ng tanawin sa tabi ng **danaw** sa pagsikat ng araw." Sounds like a great place for some deep thoughts or a pre-nup photoshoot.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw, meaning 'lake'. It is a cognate in many Philippine and Austronesian languages (e.g., Ilocano 'danaw', Maranao 'ranaw').
'Lawa' is more common in everyday Tagalog speech. 'Danaw' is still widely understood and used, often in more formal, literary, or geographical contexts.
🇵🇭 Maraming isda ang nahuhuli sa danaw na iyon.
🇺🇸 A lot of fish are caught in that lake.
🇵🇭 Payapa ang paligid ng maliit na danaw sa gitna ng gubat.
🇺🇸 The surroundings of the small pond in the middle of the forest are peaceful.
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