totoo

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu. Doublet of tuo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: to‧to‧o
• IPA^(key): /toˈtoʔo/, [toˈto.ʔo]

Adjective

totóo

1. true; factual

Derived terms

• katotohanan
• katotoohan
• patotoo

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tutoo — obsolete
• tutuwo — dialectal, Batangas

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu. Compare Pangasinan two, Kapampangan tutu, Cebuano tuo, and Maranao toto'o.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /totoˈʔo/ [to.toˈʔo]
    • Rhymes: -o
  • IPA^(key): /toˈtoʔo/ [toˈto.ʔo] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: to‧to‧o

Adjective

totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

1. true; real; authentic; genuine

   Synonym: tunay

2. sincere

   Synonyms: tapat, matapat

Derived terms

• birong-totoo
• di-totoo
• hubad sa katotohanan
• katotohanan
• magkatotoo
• magpakatotoo
• magpatotoo
• magtotohanan
• magtotoo
• makatotohanan
• pagkamakatotohanan
• pagkatotoo
• pagpapatotoo
• patotohanan
• patotohanan
• patotoo
• sa katotohanan
• totohanin
• totohanin
• totoohin
• totoohin
• walang-katotohanan

 

Noun

totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

1. truth

   Synonym: katotohanan

Adverb

totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

1. really

   Synonym: talaga

Further reading

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

Yami

Noun

totoo

1. owl