lithaw

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 犁頭 / 犁头 (lê-thâu, “plowshare”, literally “plowhead”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /litˈhaw/ [lɪt̪ˈhaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: lit‧haw

Noun

litháw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. plowshare
    Synonyms: sudsod, pandayos, panggulis, pantudling, lipya

See also

References

  1. ^ 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

Further reading

  • “lithaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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