ginaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• guinao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Southern Philippine *gənaw. Compare Bikol Central agnaw, Cebuano bugnaw, Waray-Waray tugnaw, Maranao tenggaw, and Maguindanao tenggaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnaw/ [ɡɪˈnaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: gi‧naw

Noun

gináw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜏ᜔)

1. coldness of weather; cold temperature (of one's environment)
2. cold feeling due to cold weather

   Synonym: kaligkig

3. chill (such as from malaria or other fever)

   Synonyms: ngiki, pangingiki

Derived terms

• ginawin
• guminaw
• kaginawan
• maginaw
• maginawan
• tagginaw

 

See also

• hignaw
• lamig

 

Further reading

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