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

  • Hyphenation: li‧taw
  • IPA(key): /liˈtaw/, [lɪˈtaʊ̯]

Adjective edit

litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. visible; obvious; evident; apparent
    Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad
  2. protruding; jutting out
    Synonyms: usli, ultaw, nakausli, nakaultaw
  3. embossed; raised on the surface
    Synonyms: umbok, nakaumbok, alsado, nakaalsa
  4. prominent; notable; well-known
    Synonyms: kilala, bantog, tanyag, popular

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • litaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018