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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 犁頭 / 犁头 (lê-thâu, “plowshare”, literally “plowhead”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
litháw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)
- plowshare
- Synonyms: sudsod, pandayos, panggulis, pantudling, lipya
See also
References
- ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 143
Further reading
- “lithaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018