bahaw

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbahaw/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʔaw/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧haw

Adjective

báhaw (plural barahaw, Basahan spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. cold (for food once served hot)
    Synonym: malipot
  2. (by extension) stale
    Synonyms: daan, paso

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧haw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbahaw/

Adjective

bahaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. stale

Noun

bahaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. stale food
  2. leftovers
  3. the Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis)

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Adjective

báhaw

  1. (of food) cold

Noun

báhaw

  1. cold rice

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw. Cognates with Bikol Central bahaw (“cold, referring to food”), and Ilocano baaw (“leftover, cold rice”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bahaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. leftover food (especially cooked rice left overnight)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) kaning-lamig, (colloquial) lamig
  2. (slang) relationship that lost its fire
  3. (slang) old maid
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

baháw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. mountain owl
See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adjective

baháw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. healed (of wounds, cuts, etc.)
  2. low-pitched; hoarse (of one's voice)

Noun

bahaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. process of healing (of wounds, cuts, etc.)
    Synonyms: hilom, pagkahilom, paggaling
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bahaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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