bantilaw

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /banˈtilaw/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪iː.laʊ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ilaw
  • IPA^(key): /bantiˈlaw/ [bɐn̪.t̪ɪˈlaʊ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ban‧ti‧law

bantilaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. state or condition in which food is not yet fully cooked, due to having been taken out of the fire prematurely
2. feeling of doubt or uncertainty

   Synonyms: alinlangan, pag-aalinlangan, pag-uurong-sulong, pagbabantulot, atubili

3. (obsolete) a type of yam or taro that does not soften even when cooked

bantiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. undercooked; half-cooked

   Synonyms: hilaw, bantilawan, alibutdan, bangkalawan

2. hesitant; uncertain

   Synonym: nag-aatubili

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