tawo

See also: tawö

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

tawo

  1. man; person; human being

Asi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

tawo

  1. man; human being

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈta.wo]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧wo

Noun

táwo (Basahan spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

  1. man; human being
  2. person
    Synonyms: persona, personahe

Derived terms

  • tawohan
  • tumatawo

Capiznon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

tawo

  1. man; human being

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈt̪a.wo]
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtaw/ [ˈt̪aʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aʊ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧wo

Noun

tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

  1. human being; person
  2. employee; follower
    tawo ni MarcosMarcos' men
  3. visitor
  4. someone left home, to watch or guard it
    Walay tawo sa balay.There's no one left at home.
  5. face card

Derived terms

Verb Root

tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

  1. to be born; to be brought in to the world
  2. to operate; to take up position; to man
  3. to stay and watch the house
  4. (uncommon) to prepare for guests on special occasions
  5. (uncommon) to attend an affair or special occasion
  6. (uncommon) to pay a visit

Derived terms

  • hitawo
  • matawo
  • pakatawo
  • patawo

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 1057

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtawu/ [ˈta.wo]
  • Rhymes: -awu
  • Syllabification: ta‧wo

Noun

tawo (Hanunoo spelling ᜦᜯᜳ)

  1. person; human being; man
  2. man (piece in board games)

Derived terms

  • tawo dagat
  • tawo danom
  • tawo sa talon

References

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 271

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈta.wo]

Noun

tawo

  1. a man; a person; a human

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

tawo

  1. person; human being

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈt̪aː.wo]
  • Rhymes: -awo
  • Syllabification: ta‧wo

Noun

tawo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜓ) (now dialectal, Batangas, western Marinduque, uncommon in Rizal)

  1. alternative form of tao

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

tawo

  1. man; human being

Wolio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʋo/

Noun

tawo

  1. sea

References

  • Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris