litaw
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *lətaw (“float”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lə(n)taw (“to float”). Compare Ilocano lettaw, Pangasinan letaw, Sambali lomtaw, Kapampangan alto, Brooke's Point Palawano letew, Bikol Central lataw, Asi yutaw, Aklanon eutaw, Cebuano lutaw, and Maranao letaw.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)
- visible; obvious; evident; apparent
- Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad
- protruding; jutting out
- embossed; raised on the surface
- prominent; notable; well-known
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “litaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018