pisaw
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei6 sau2). Compare Malay pisau.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pi‧saw
Noun edit
pisaw
- a type of knife, often with a metal handle
References edit
- Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[1]
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei6 sau2). Compare Malay pisau.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pisáw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜏ᜔)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “pisaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*pisaw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary