totoo

Central Bikol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtotoʔo/ [ˈto.to.ʔo]
• Hyphenation: to‧to‧o

Adjective

tótóo (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

1. true; factual

   Synonym: nonoo (archaic)

   Antonyms: palso, sala

Derived terms

• katotohanan
• katotoohan
• nonoo
• patotoo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tutoo — obsolete
• tutuwo — dialectal, Batangas

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /totoˈʔo/ [t̪o.t̪oˈʔo]
  • Rhymes: -o
• (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog, alternative) IPA^(key): /toˈtoʔo/ [t̪oˈt̪oː.ʔo]
  • Rhymes: -oʔo
• 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
• ipatotoo
• katotohanan
• magkatotoo
• magpakatotoo
• magpatotoo
• magtotohanan
• magtotoo
• makatotohanan
• pagkamakatotohanan
• pagkatotoo
• pagpapatotoo
• patotohanan
• patotoo
• sa katotohanan
• sa totoo lang
• totohanin
• totoohin
• totoong buhay
• 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, 2018

Yami

Noun

totoo

1. owl