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Tagalog
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Philippine *tau-tau (“pupil (eye)”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau Cau (“pupil of the eye”), reduplication of *Cau (“person”). Compare Ilocano tao-tao, Kapampangan balintatau, Bikol Central alintataw / tatawo, Cebuano tawo-tawo, and Tausug tau-tau mata.
Pronunciation
Noun
balintatáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆᜏ᜔) (anatomy)
- pupil (hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
- Synonyms: inla, alikmata, tao-tao
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Further reading
- “balintataw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 90.
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 443: “Niña) Balintatavo (pc) del ojo la grande”