pisaw

Cebuano

Etymology

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei6 sau2). Compare Malay pisau.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧saw

Noun

pisaw

  1. a type of knife, often with a metal handle

References

  • Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1]

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei6 sau2). Compare Malay pisau.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piˈsaw/ [pɪˈsaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: pi‧saw

Noun

pisáw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜏ᜔)

  1. long, thin, narrow kind of bolo
    Synonyms: sulukan, bakuko, hiwas

See also

Further reading

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

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