linaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinaw/ [ˈl̪i.n̪aʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: li‧naw

línaw (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜏ᜔)

1. clarity, clearness

   Synonym: liwanag

   Antonyms: libog, labog

From Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw. Compare danaw, lanaw and lim-aw.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinaw/ [ˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: li‧naw

linaw (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜏ᜔)

1. pool (reservoir for water)
2. puddle
3. lake
4. lagoon

linaw

1. calm; peaceful; serene

From Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinaw/ [ˈli.naʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: li‧naw

linaw

1. lake; pond

   Synonym: lim-aw

linaw

1. to be calm; to be peaceful

• linao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

From Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw. Compare Tausug linaw.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlinaw/ [ˈliː.n̪aʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -inaw
• Syllabification: li‧naw

linaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜏ᜔)

1. clearness; clarity (of liquids, mirrors, vision, speech, explanation, etc.)

   Synonym: kaklaruhan

2. clarification

   Synonyms: paglilinaw, pagliwanag, pagpapaliwanag, pagkakapaliwanag

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

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