baliw

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw

Noun

baliw

  1. divine retribution
  2. a pandan, Pandanus copelandii

Verb

baliw

  1. to cause madness
  2. to cause someone to become insane

Derived terms

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliw (“return”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”). Compare Bikol Central baliw, Cebuano baliw, and Maranao baloy. Doublet of ibayo.

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /baˈliw/,
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw
Adjective

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. insane; crazy; mad
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw
Derived terms
Noun

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. crazy person; lunatic; maniac

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaliw/,
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw
Adjective

baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (Southern Tagalog)

  1. cruel; brutal
Noun

baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (Southern Tagalog)

  1. cruel person; brutal person

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈliw/,
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw

Noun

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. matting; mat

Further reading

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