balintataw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balintatao — chiefly dialectal
• balintatawo — obsolete

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Philippine *tau-tau (“pupil (eye)”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau Cau (“pupil of the eye”), reduplication of *Cau (“person”). Compare Ilocano tao-tao, Kapampangan balintatau, Bikol Central alintataw / tatawo, Cebuano tawo-tawo, and Tausug tau-tau mata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balintaˈtaw/, [bɐ.lɪn.tɐˈtaʊ̯]

• IPA^(key): /balintataˈʔo/, [bɐ.lɪn.tɐ.tɐˈʔo] (chiefly dialectal)
• Rhymes: -aw, -o
• Hyphenation: ba‧lin‧ta‧taw

Noun

balintatáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆᜏ᜔)

1. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)

   Synonyms: inla, alikmata, tao-tao

Derived terms

• bahay-balintataw

Related terms

• katawan
• tao

 

See also

• alintataw
• bata-bataan
• busilig

 

Further reading

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