tawiran
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From tawid + -an, with /d/~/r/ allophony.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
táwíran (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜒᜇᜈ᜔)
- crossing (place where one may cross to the other side of a road, river, canal etc.)
- Tumawid lamang ng kalsada sa mga tamang tawiran.
- Please cross the road only at the right crossing.
- (strictly) crosswalk; pedestrian crossing; ped xing
- Synonym: tawiran ng tao
- simultaneous crossing by a number of people, animals, vehicles, etc. (across a road, river, etc.)
- Synonym: pagtatawiran
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
tawirán (complete tinawiran, progressive tinatawiran, contemplative tatawiran, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜒᜇᜈ᜔)
- to be crossed (of a road, river, canal, etc.)
- to bring something across a road, river, canal, etc. (for someone)
Conjugation edit
Verb conjugation for tawiran
Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-an | tawid | object | ||
Aspect | Imperative | |||
Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | |
tawiran | tinawiran | tinatawiran inatawiran1 |
tatawiran atawiran1 |
tawiri1 |
1 Dialectal use only. |