madilaw

Alangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog madilaw.

Adjective

madilaw

1. yellow

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• madilao, marilao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• marilaw — obsolete

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dilaw. Compare Kapampangan marilo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /madiˈlaw/ [mɐ.d̪ɪˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ma‧di‧law

Adjective

madiláw (plural madidilaw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. yellowish; yellow
2. full of turmeric

Inflection

    Degrees of madilaw

positive			singular	plural	root
			madilaw	madidilaw	dilaw
	superiority		inferiority		equality
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
comparative	mas madilaw	mas madidilaw	hindi gaanong madilaw	hindi gaanong madidilaw	kasindilaw
	relative		absolute
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
superlative	ang pinakamadilaw	ang pinakamadidilaw	napakamadilaw	napakamadidilaw	pagkadilaw	pagkadilaw-dilaw

Related terms

• dumilaw
• magdilaw
• manilaw
• Marilao
• paninilaw

 

Descendants

• → Alangan: madilaw