ginaw
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Southern Philippine *gənaw. Compare Bikol Central agnaw, Cebuano bugnaw, Waray-Waray tugnaw, Maranao tenggaw, and Maguindanao tenggaw.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡiˈnaw/ [ɡɪˈnaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: gi‧naw
Noun
editgináw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜏ᜔)
- coldness of weather; cold temperature (of one's environment)
- cold feeling due to cold weather
- Synonym: kaligkig
- chill (such as from malaria or other fever)
- Synonyms: ngiki, pangingiki
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “ginaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018