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Binukid
Noun
puthaw
- iron; steel; any hard metal
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭／斧头 (pú-thâu, “axe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
puthaw
- iron
- metal
Higaonon
Noun
puthaw
- steel
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭／斧头 (pú-thâu, “axe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
putháw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)
- hatchet; small axe
- Synonym: palathaw
See also
References
- “puthaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation, Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 103
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 46
- 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
Waray-Waray
Noun
putháw
- iron; steel