litaw
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Philippine *lətaw (“float”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lə(n)taw (“to float”). Compare Ilocano lettaw, Pangasinan letaw, Sambali lomtaw, Kapampangan alto, Brooke's Point Palawano letew, Bikol Central lataw, Asi yutaw, Aklanon eutaw, Cebuano lutaw, and Maranao letaw.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈtaw/ [lɪˈt̪aʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: li‧taw
Adjective
[edit]litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)
- visible; obvious; evident; apparent
- Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad
- protruding; jutting out
- embossed; raised on the surface
- prominent; notable; well-known
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “litaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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[edit]Categories:
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aw
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aw/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog adjectives
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script