isaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isaw. Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦱꦺꦴ (iso, “animal intestine”) and Indonesian iso.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔisaw/ [ˈʔiː.saʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -isaw
• Syllabification: i‧saw

Noun

isaw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜏ᜔)

1. isaw (Filipino street food made from barbecued pork or chicken intestines)
2. small intestine of animals
3. (anatomy) small intestine

Derived terms

• dulong-isaw
• gitnang-isaw
• punong-isaw

 

See also

• bituka

 

Further reading

• “isaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• iwas, wais, sawi