istatwa
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˈtatwa/ [ʔɪsˈt̪at̪.wɐ]
- Rhymes: -atwa
- Syllabification: is‧tat‧wa
Noun
istatwa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜏ)
- Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of estatwa.
Usage notes
This spelling does not follow the rule of not substituting the ⟨e⟩ with ⟨i⟩ in Spanish borrowings starting with ⟨es⟩ (see Appendix:Tagalog spellings).