dilaw

Ambala Ayta

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog dilaw.

Adjective

dilaw

1. yellow

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dilao, dilau — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dilaw (“turmeric; yellow”). Compare Ilocano duyaw, Pangasinan duyaw, Kapampangan dilo, Aklanon dueaw, and Cebuano dulaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈlaw/ [d̪ɪˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: di‧law

Adjective

diláw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. yellow

   Synonym: amarilyo

Noun

diláw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. yellow

   Synonym: amarilyo

2. (botany) turmeric (Curcuma longa)

   Synonym: luyang-dilaw

3. (pathology) jaundice

   Synonym: ikterisya

Derived terms

• dilaw na mapusyaw
• dilaw na mura
• dilawan
• dilawdinsol
• dumilaw
• luyang-dilaw
• madilaw
• madilaw-dilaw
• magpadilaw
• manilaw
• Marilao
• padilawin
• paninilaw
• sutmondilaw

 

Descendants

• → Ambala Ayta: dilaw

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson, pulang-pula	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-dayap	lungti, lungtian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin

• barak

Further reading

• “dilaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*diláw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 51: “Amarillo) Dilao (pc) color”
  • page 514: “Raiz) Dilao (pc) amarilla”
  • page 572: “Teñir) Dilao (pc) de amarillo”