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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧kaw
- IPA(key): /liˈkaw/
Noun
likaw
- manner of taking a detour; avoiding a certain place
- manner of taking a turn
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *likaw. Doublet of liko.
Pronunciation
Noun
likaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜏ᜔)
- loop; coil; roll; hank (of rope, wire, etc.)
- Synonyms: likid, rolyo, kidkid, ayikid
- winding; coiling (of rope, wire, etc.)
Derived terms
Adjective
likáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜏ᜔)
- coiled; wound (of rope, wire, etc.)
- Synonyms: nakarolyo, kidkid, ayikid
Further reading
- “likaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*likaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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