halimaw

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Cognates with Tagalog halimaw, Malay harimau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈlimaw/ [hɐˈl̪i.mɐʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -imaw
• Hyphenation: ha‧li‧maw

Noun

halimaw (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)

1. monster

   Synonyms: aliwas, amaw, mangtas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• halimao, halimau — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-maquŋ. Possibly also from Tamil அரிமா (arimā, “lion”). Compare Ilocano ulimaw, Kapampangan ulimo, Cebuano halimaw, and Maranao arimaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈlimaw/ [hɐˈliː.maʊ̯]

• Audio (female voice):

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• Rhymes: -imaw
• Syllabification: ha‧li‧maw
• Homophone: Halimaw

Noun

halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)

1. beast; monster; ferocious animal

   Synonym: ganid

2. (figurative) brutal person; beast-like person

   Synonym: hayop

3. (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person; beast (someone who is particularly impressive)

   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.

4. (archaic) lion

   Synonym: leon

Related terms

• Halimaw

 

See also

• mamaw

Adjective

halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)

1. ferocious; bestially cruel

   Synonyms: malupit, makahayop, ganid, mamaw

Further reading

• “halimaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 453: “Leon. Halimao (pp) Es vocablo Borney, pero se usa”
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 386: “Leon) Halimao (pp) es bocablo Burnay ſed vtitur”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qari-maquŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 234