balintawak
See also: Balintawak
English
editNoun
editbalintawak (plural balintawaks)
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBlust (2010–) posits that it may be a borrowing, although the dress style in question apparently was a Spanish introduction, the name is native and may have once had other referents (cf. *balintawafk [sic] 'plant sp.).[1] Compare Kapampangan balintauak (“Doryxylon spinosum”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balintaˈwak/ [bɐ.lɪn.tɐˈwak]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: ba‧lin‧ta‧wak
Noun
editbalintawák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜏᜃ᜔)
- balintawak (style of Filipina native dress, with a large kerchief folded over one shoulder)
See also
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- “balintawak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018