tawo

See also: tawö

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau.

Noun

tawo

1. man; person; human being

Asi

Etymology

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

Noun

tawo

1. man; human being

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• taho
• tao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

táwo (Basahan spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

1. man; human being
2. person

   Synonyms: persona, personahe

Derived terms

• tawohan
• tumatawo

 

Capiznon

Etymology

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

Noun

tawo

1. man; human being

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• taw — colloquial, eye dialect

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈt̪a.wo]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw/ [ˈt̪aʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aʊ
• Hyphenation: ta‧wo

Noun

tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)

1. human being; person
2. employee; follower

   tawo ni Marcos ― Marcos' 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

Derived terms

• dakong tawo
• katawhan
• kinatawhan
• kinatawo
• makitawhanon
• pagkatawo
• taw-an
• tawhanon
• tawotawo
• tinawo
• tinawotawo
• ulitawo

 

Verb Root

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

Derived terms

• hitawo
• matawo
• pakatawo
• patawo

 

References

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

Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈta.wo]

Noun

tawo

1. a man; a person; a human

Sambali

Etymology

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

Noun

tawo

1. person; human being

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtawo/ [ˈt̪aː.wo]
• Rhymes: -awo
• Syllabification: ta‧wo

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of tao

Anagrams

• awto

Waray-Waray

Etymology

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

Noun

tawo

1. man; human being

Wolio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʋo/

Noun

tawo

1. sea

References

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