mutawi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• motaui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /muˈtawiʔ/ [mʊˈtaː.wɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -awiʔ
• Syllabification: mu‧ta‧wi

Noun

mutawì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜏᜒ)

1. utterance; pronouncement; declaration

   Synonym: bigkas

Derived terms

• mamutawi
• pamumutawi
• pamutawiin

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /muˈtawi/ [mʊˈtaː.wɪ]
• Rhymes: -awi
• Syllabification: mu‧ta‧wi

Noun

mutawi (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜏᜒ) (obsolete)

1. act of scramming or shoving off

   Synonyms: alis, butaw, tulak

Further reading

• “mutawi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018