litaw

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *lətaw (“float”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lə(n)taw (“to float”). Compare Ilocano lettaw, Pangasinan letaw, Sambali lomtaw, Kapampangan alto, Brooke's Point Palawano letew, Bikol Central lataw, Asi yutaw, Aklanon eutaw, Cebuano lutaw, and Maranao letaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liˈtaw/, [lɪˈtaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: li‧taw

Adjective[edit]

litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. visible; obvious; evident; apparent
    Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad
  2. protruding; jutting out
    Synonyms: usli, ultaw, nakausli, nakaultaw
  3. embossed; raised on the surface
    Synonyms: umbok, nakaumbok, alsado, nakaalsa
  4. prominent; notable; well-known
    Synonyms: kilala, bantog, tanyag, popular

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Further reading[edit]

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