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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lak(ə)táw (“jump over or across”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lakˈtaw/
- Hyphenation: lak‧taw
Noun
laktáw (Basahan spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔)
- skip, omission
- instance of overlooking or missing something
Derived terms
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lak(ə)táw (“jump over or across”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lakˈtaw/
- Hyphenation: lak‧taw
Noun
laktáw (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔)
- jump; leap; stride
- Synonym: lagto
Derived terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lak(ə)táw (“jump over or across”). Compare Kapampangan lakto.
Noun
laktáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔)
- stepping over; skipping over (a physical barrier)
- Synonyms: hakbang, paghakbang, lakbaw, lakta
- omission; skipping over; overlook; by-pass
- Synonyms: lakdang, palyo, pagpalyo, lakbaw, lakta
- thing omitted or overlooked
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Noun
laktáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔)
- (zoology) a species of lobster
See also
Etymology 3
Noun
laktáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔)
- (mythology) a kind of mythical locust which brings bad message when it comes
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