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Pronunciation
Noun
tálaw or taláw (Basahan spelling ᜆᜎᜏ᜔)
- coward
- Synonyms: talsot, kobarde
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧law
- IPA(key): /ˈtalaw/
Verb
tálaw (Badlit spelling ᜆᜎᜏ᜔)
- to back out; to withdraw in fear of something
- to crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear; to cower
Derived terms
Kankanaey
Etymology
Compare Tagalog tala.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /taˈlaw/
- IPA(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /taˈraw/
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: ta‧law
Noun
taláw
- star
Derived terms
Maranao
Noun
talaw
- a coward
Tagalog
Etymology
Said to be borrowed from Hokkien 大要 (tāi-iàu, “essential meaning”), according to Manuel (1948).
Pronunciation
Noun
talaw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜏ᜔)
- first stroke of axe on wood (to test the strength or determine the point of cut)
- superiority (of one over another)
- Synonyms: kahigtan, superyoridad, kapanaigan
- height of animals above ordinary height
- exceptional height of a gamecock flying
Derived terms
Further reading
- “talaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 59