hidwa

Tagalog

Etymology

From hi- +‎ Kapampangan addua. Compare dalawa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hidˈwaʔ/ [hɪdˈwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: hid‧wa

Adjective

hidwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜏ)

1. contradictory; opposed; contrary

   Synonyms: salungat, kasalungat, laban, kalaban

2. anomalous

   Synonyms: tiwali, iregular

3. mistaken; erroneous; wrong

   Synonyms: mali, lisya, lihis

Derived terms

• hidwaan
• ihidwa
• kahidwaan
• magkahidwa
• mahidwa
• pagkahidwa
• pagkakahidwa

 

See also

• alit

Further reading

• “hidwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 161