talaw
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Bikol Central
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tálaw or taláw (Basahan spelling ᜆᜎᜏ᜔)
Derived terms
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tálaw (Badlit spelling ᜆᜎᜏ᜔)
- to back out; to withdraw in fear of something
- to crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear; to cower
Derived terms
[edit]- talawan (“coward”)
Kankanaey
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]taláw
Derived terms
[edit]Maranao
[edit]Noun
[edit]talaw
- a coward
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Said to be borrowed from Hokkien 大要 (tāi-iàu, “essential meaning”), according to Manuel (1948).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtalaw/ [ˈt̪aː.laʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -alaw
- Syllabification: ta‧law
Noun
[edit]talaw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜏ᜔)
- first stroke of axe on wood (to test the strength or determine the point of cut)
- superiority (of one over another)
- Synonyms: kahigtan, superyoridad, kapanaigan
- height of animals above ordinary height
- exceptional height of a gamecock flying
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “talaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 59
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