dilaw

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Ambala Ayta

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog dilaw.

Adjective

dilaw

  1. yellow

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dilaw (“turmeric; yellow”). Compare Ilocano duyaw, Pangasinan duyaw, Kapampangan dilo, Aklanon dueaw, and Cebuano dulaw.

Pronunciation

Adjective

diláw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. yellow
    Synonym: amarilyo

Noun

diláw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. yellow
    Synonym: amarilyo
  2. (botany) turmeric (Curcuma longa)
    Synonym: luyang-dilaw
  3. (pathology) jaundice
    Synonym: ikterisya

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ambala Ayta: dilaw

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-dayap              lungti, lungtian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

Further reading

  • “dilaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*diláw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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