timbaw
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaw (“to add a piece”). Cognate with Malay timbau, Urak Lawoi' ตีเมา (timaw).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
timbáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ᜔)
- something added to the other side to balance a scale
- amount added to an already full container (or to fill it if not yet full)
- act of adding to make a container or receptacle full
- state of imbalance
- Synonym: pagkadi-timbang
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
timbáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ᜔)
- tilted; with one end raised higher than the other
- Synonyms: tikwas, nakatikwas
- imbalanced
- Synonym: di-timbang