baliw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧liw

Noun

baliw

1. divine retribution
2. a pandan, Pandanus copelandii

Verb

baliw

1. to cause madness
2. to cause someone to become insane

Derived terms

• baliwon
• gibaliw

Anagrams

• bilaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balio, baliu — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliw (“return”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”). Compare Bikol Central baliw, Cebuano baliw, and Maranao baloy. Doublet of ibayo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈliw/ [bɐˈliʊ̯] (“insane”, adjective; “crazy person”, noun)
  • Rhymes: -iw
• (Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaliw/ [ˈba.liʊ̯] (“cruel”, adjective; “cruel person”, noun)
  • Rhymes: -aliw
• Syllabification: ba‧liw

Adjective

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

1. (sometimes offensive or humorous) insane; crazy; mad

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw

Derived terms

• baong baliw
• ikabaliw
• kabaliwan
• mabaliw

 

Noun

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

1. (sometimes offensive or humorous) crazy person; lunatic; maniac

Usage notes

• As persons with mental disorders are socially stigmatized in the Philippines, this is sometimes considered offensive if not taken humorously and if a mental disorder has not been diagnosed with certainty.

Adjective

baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (Southern Tagalog)

1. cruel; brutal

Noun

baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (Southern Tagalog)

1. cruel person; brutal person

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈliw/ [bɐˈliʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -iw
• Syllabification: ba‧liw

Noun

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

1. matting; mat

Further reading

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