Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlid with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid. Compare Cebuano tul-id.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. straight; not bent nor crooked (as of a line, rope, etc.)
    Synonyms: deretso, matuwid, di-baluktot, unat
  2. upright; erect (of one's standing position)
    Synonyms: patayo, patindig
  3. direct; unswerving; continuous
    Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, deretso
  4. direct to the point; not evasive
    Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, di-maligoy, tuwiran, direkto, direkta, tahas, tiyak

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. condition of being straight, erect, or upright

Further reading edit

  • tuwid”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuq(e)lid”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary