halimaw
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Cognates with Tagalog halimaw, Malay harimau.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halimaw
Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Brunei Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-maquŋ. Possibly also from Tamil அரிமா (arimā, “lion”). Compare Kapampangan ulimo, Cebuano halimaw, and Maranao arimaw.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈlimaw/, [hɐˈli.maʊ̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -imaw
- Homophone: Halimaw
- Syllabification: ha‧li‧maw
Noun edit
halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
- beast; monster; ferocious animal
- Synonym: ganid
- (figurative) brutal person; beast-like person
- Synonym: hayop
- (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person
- Halimaw si Bryan, dahil marunong siya ng hindi kumulang sa limang wika.
- Bryan is a brilliant person, since he knows no less than five languages.
- (archaic) lion
- Synonym: leon
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Adjective edit
halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “halimaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qari-maquŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 234