antso

Malagasy

Etymology 1

Noun

antso

  1. call; summons; invocation; proclamation

Etymology 2

Noun

antso

  1. (Sakalava) the plant Euphorbia antso

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ancho, from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔant͡ʃo/ [ˈʔan̪.t͡ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔantso/ [ˈʔan̪.t͡so]
  • Rhymes: -ant͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -antso
  • Syllabification: an‧tso

Noun

antso (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. width of fabric
    Synonyms: papa, luwang
    Ang antso ng tela ay humigit-kumulang tatlumpu't anim na dali.
    The width of the fabric is more or less thirty-six inches.

Further reading

  • “antso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 34
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