pisaw

Cebuano

Etymology

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei⁶ sau²). Compare Malay pisau.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧saw

Noun

pisaw

1. a type of knife, often with a metal handle

References

• Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1]

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pisao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei⁶ sau²). Compare Malay pisau.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈsaw/ [pɪˈsaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: pi‧saw

Noun

pisáw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜏ᜔)

1. long, thin, narrow kind of bolo

   Synonyms: sulukan, bakuko, hiwas

See also

• karit

 

Further reading

• “pisaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*pisaw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Anagrams

• pawis