balintataw
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- balintatao — chiefly dialectal
- balintatawo — obsolete
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Proto-Philippine *tau-tau (“pupil (eye)”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau Cau (“pupil of the eye”), reduplication of *Cau (“person”). Compare Ilocano tao-tao, Kapampangan balintatau, Bikol Central alintataw / tatawo, Cebuano tawo-tawo, and Tausug tau-tau mata.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /balintataˈʔo/, [bɐ.lɪn.tɐ.tɐˈʔo] (chiefly dialectal)
- Rhymes: -aw, -o
- Hyphenation: ba‧lin‧ta‧taw
Noun[edit]
balintatáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆᜏ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “balintataw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog 4-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog 5-syllable words
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aw
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aw/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Tagalog/o
- Rhymes:Tagalog/o/4 syllables
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
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