higtao

Tagalog

Etymology

From hig- (“super, over”) +‎ tao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiɡˈtaʔo/ [hɪɡˈt̪aː.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -aʔo
• Syllabification: hig‧ta‧o

Noun

higtao (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜂ) (anthropology, philosophy, neologism)

1. superman

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL