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Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulad.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tú‧lad
- IPA(key): /ˈtulad/
Noun
túlad
- act of copying or imitating
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulad. Also possibly borrowed from Malay teladan, ultimately from Sanskrit तुला (tulā, “likeness, balance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tulad (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜇ᜔)
- act of copying or imitating
- Synonyms: gaya, paggaya, gagad, paggagad, kopya, pagkopya
- likeness; something similar or alike to another
- comparing; comparison
- Synonyms: hawig, paghawig, wangis, pagwawangis
Derived terms
Adjective
tulad (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜇ᜔)
- like; similar to
- Synonyms: katulad, gaya, kagaya, paris, kaparis
Further reading
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 299
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