See also: tawö

Aklanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau.

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tawo

  1. man; person; human being

Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

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tawo

  1. man; human being

Bikol Central

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈta.wo]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧wo

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táwo (Basahan spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

  1. man; human being
  2. person
    Synonyms: persona, personahe

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Capiznon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

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tawo

  1. man; human being

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Cognate with Tagalog tao.

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tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

  1. human being; person
  2. employee; follower
    tawo ni MarcosMarcos' men
  3. visitor
  4. someone left home, to watch or guard it
    Walay tawo sa balay.There's no one left at home.
  5. face card

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tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

  1. to be born; to be brought in to the world
  2. to operate; to take up position; to man
  3. to stay and watch the house
  4. (uncommon) to prepare for guests on special occasions
  5. (uncommon) to attend an affair or special occasion
  6. (uncommon) to pay a visit

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References

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 1057

Hanunoo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtawu/ [ˈta.wo]
  • Rhymes: -awu
  • Syllabification: ta‧wo

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tawo (Hanunoo spelling ᜦᜯᜳ)

  1. person; human being; man
  2. man (piece in board games)

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References

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  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 271

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

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tawo

  1. a man; a person; a human

Sambali

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

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tawo

  1. person; human being

Tagalog

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tawo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜓ) (now dialectal, Batangas, western Marinduque, uncommon in Rizal)

  1. Alternative form of tao

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Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

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tawo

  1. man; human being

Wolio

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tawo

  1. sea

References

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  • Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris