litaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lətaw (“float”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lə(n)taw (“to float”). Compare Ilocano lettaw, Pangasinan letaw, Sambali lomtaw, Kapampangan alto, Brooke's Point Palawano letew, Bikol Central lataw, Asi yutaw, Aklanon eutaw, Cebuano lutaw, and Maranao letaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈtaw/ [lɪˈt̪aʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: li‧taw

Adjective

litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. visible; obvious; evident; apparent
    Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad
  2. protruding; jutting out
    Synonyms: usli, ultaw, nakausli, nakaultaw
  3. embossed; raised on the surface
    Synonyms: umbok, nakaumbok, alsado, nakaalsa
  4. prominent; notable; well-known
    Synonyms: kilala, bantog, tanyag, popular

Derived terms

  • ilitaw
  • lumitaw
  • nakalitaw
  • paglitaw
  • palitaw
  • palitawin

See also

Further reading

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

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