balintataw

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • balintatao — chiefly dialectal
  • balintatawo — obsolete

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Philippine *tau-tau (“pupil (eye)”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau Cau (“pupil of the eye”), reduplication of *Cau (“person”). Compare Ilocano tao-tao, Kapampangan balintatau, Bikol Central alintataw / tatawo, Cebuano tawo-tawo, and Tausug tau-tau mata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balintaˈtaw/, [bɐ.lɪn.tɐˈtaʊ̯]

  • IPA(key): /balintataˈʔo/, [bɐ.lɪn.tɐ.tɐˈʔo] (chiefly dialectal)
  • Rhymes: -aw, -o
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lin‧ta‧taw

Noun

balintatáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
    Synonyms: inla, alikmata, tao-tao

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “balintataw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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