likaw

See also: Likaw

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /liˈkaw/ [l̪iˈkaʊ̯]

Noun

likaw

  1. manner of taking a detour; avoiding a certain place
  2. manner of taking a turn

Derived terms

  • likawan
  • maglikaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *likaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈlikaw/ [ˈliː.xaʊ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ikaw
    • IPA(key): /liˈkaw/ [lɪˈxaʊ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: li‧kaw

Noun

likaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. loop; coil; roll; hank (of rope, wire, etc.)
    Synonyms: likid, rolyo, kidkid, ayikid
  2. winding; coiling (of rope, wire, etc.)

Derived terms

  • ilikaw
  • likaw-likaw
  • likawin
  • maglikaw
  • nakalikaw
  • paglilikaw

See also

Adjective

likáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. coiled; wound (of rope, wire, etc.)
    Synonyms: nakarolyo, kidkid, ayikid

Further reading

  • “likaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*likaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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