hilaw

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hilaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧law
• IPA^(key): /hiˈlaw/ [hɪˈl̪aʊ̯]

Adjective

hiláw (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. raw, uncooked, unripe

   Antonym: hinog

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hiláw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiˈlaw/ [hiˈl̪aʊ̯]

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• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈlaw/ [ʔiˈl̪aʊ̯] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hi‧law

Adjective

hiláw (plural hirilaw, Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. raw; uncooked (of vegetables and meat)

   Antonym: luto

2. unripe (for fruit(s))

   Synonyms: hubal, putot

   Antonym: hinog

Derived terms

• maghilaw
• pahilaw

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hilaw.

Adjective

hilaw

1. raw

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hilaw.

Adjective

hiláw

1. raw; unripe; uncooked

   Antonym: hinog

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hilao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hilaw. Compare Malay hijau.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈlaw/ [hɪˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: hi‧law

Adjective

hiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. unripe; green (of fruits)

   Synonym: bubot

   Antonym: hinog

2. uncooked; raw

   Antonym: luto

3. (figurative) raw (of materials)

Derived terms

• humilaw
• kahilawan
• kumpareng hilaw
• taghilaw

See also

• hiraw
• manibalang

Noun

hiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. rawness (of fruit, food, materials, etc.)

Further reading

• “hilaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 597: “Verde) Hilao (pc) no maduro”