tunaw

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Bikol Central[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Ilocano, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈtu.n̪aʊ̯]

Adjective[edit]

tunaw

  1. melted, thawed, dissolved

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Bikol Central, Ilocano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈt̪u.n̪aʊ̯]

Verb[edit]

tunaw

  1. to melt; to liquefy
  2. to dissolve

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tunaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Bikol Central, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈtu.naʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw

Noun[edit]

tunaw

  1. act of melting

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw (“melt, liquefy”). Cognates with Bikol Central, Cebuano, Ilocano tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tuˈnaw/, [tʊˈnaʊ̯] (adjective)

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈtu.naʊ̯] (noun)
  • Rhymes: (adjective) -aw, (noun) -unaw
  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw

Adjective[edit]

tunáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. melted; liquefied
    Synonyms: lusaw, tignas, tugnas, lapunaw
  2. dissolved; digested (of food in the stomach)
  3. (astronomy, obsolete) fully waned; in conjunction with the Sun (of the moon)
    Synonym: pingas

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Noun[edit]

tunaw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. act of melting or liquefying
    Synonyms: lusaw, pagtunaw, pagtutunaw
  2. liquefaction; liquefying
    Synonyms: pagkatunaw, pagkalusaw
  3. digestion (of food in the stomach)
  4. (astronomy, obsolete) waning of the moon

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Further reading[edit]

  • “tunaw” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “tunaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*túnaw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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