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Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Cognates with Tagalog halimaw, Malay harimau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈlimaw/
- Rhymes: -imaw
- Hyphenation: ha‧li‧maw
Noun
halimaw (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
- monster
- Synonyms: aliwas, amaw, mangtas
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Brunei Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-maquŋ. Possibly also from Tamil அரிமா (arimā, “lion”). Compare Ilocano ulimaw, Kapampangan ulimo, Cebuano halimaw, Maranao arimaw, and Tausug halimaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
- beast; monster; ferocious animal
- Synonym: ganid
- (figurative) brutal person; beast-like person
- Synonym: hayop
- (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person; beast (someone who is particularly impressive)
Halimaw si Bryan, dahil marunong siya ng hindi kumulang sa limang wika.- Bryan is a brilliant person, since he knows no less than five languages.
- (archaic) lion
- Synonym: leon
See also
Adjective
halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
- ferocious; bestially cruel
- Synonyms: malupit, makahayop, ganid, mamaw
Further reading
- “halimaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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, page 453: “Leon. Halimao (pp) Es vocablo Borney, pero se usa”
- 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 386: “Leon) Halimao (pp) es bocablo Burnay ſed vtitur”
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qari-maquŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 234
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /halimaw/
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: ha‧li‧maw
Noun
halimaw (Sulat Sūg spelling هَلِمَوْ)
- tiger (Panthera tigris)
In manga halimaw kabākan ha Asia hadja.- Tigers can be found only in Asia
Derived terms