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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *lətaw (“float”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lə(n)taw (“to float”). Compare Ilocano lettaw, Pangasinan letaw, Sambali lomtaw, Kapampangan alto, Brooke's Point Palawano letew, Bikol Central lataw, Asi yutaw, Aklanon eutaw, Cebuano lutaw, and Maranao letaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈtaw/,
- Hyphenation: li‧taw
Adjective
litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)
- visible; obvious; evident; apparent
- Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad
- protruding; jutting out
- Synonyms: usli, ultaw, nakausli, nakaultaw
- embossed; raised on the surface
- Synonyms: umbok, nakaumbok, alsado, nakaalsa
- prominent; notable; well-known
- Synonyms: kilala, bantog, tanyag, popular
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Further reading
- “litaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018