sariwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sa- +‎ diwa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˈɾiwaʔ/ [sɐˈɾiː.wɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iwaʔ
  • Syllabification: sa‧ri‧wa

Adjective

sariwà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜏ)

  1. fresh (of vegetables, fish, meat, etc.)
  2. (by extension) green (of herbs)
  3. new; recent (of news)
    Synonym: bago
  4. cool and refreshing invigorating (of wind, etc.)
    Synonym: presko
  5. healthy; vigorous (of one's body)

Derived terms

Noun

sariwà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜏ)

  1. freshness (of food, news, etc.)
    Synonym: kasariwaan
  2. act of keeping something fresh
  3. act of reinvigorating something (of trees, cured wounds, etc.)
  4. (figurative) reminding of something long-forgotten
    Synonyms: pagbuhay sa alaala, pagsariwa

Further reading

  • sariwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 75