tunaw
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Ilocano, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈtu.n̪aʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: tu‧naw
Adjective
túnaw (plural turunaw, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)
Derived terms
- magtunaw
- makatunaw
- matunaw
- patunaw
- tunawon
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Bikol Central, Ilocano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧naw
- IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈt̪u.n̪ɐʊ̯]
Verb
tunaw
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tunaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Bikol Central, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw and Sangir matuno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈtu.naʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: tu‧naw
Noun
tunaw
- act of melting
Derived terms
- matunaw
- tunawen
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tonao, tunao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw (“melt, liquefy”). Cognates with Bikol Central, Cebuano, Ilocano tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /tuˈnaw/ [t̪ʊˈn̪aʊ̯] (adjective)
- Rhymes: -aw
- IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈt̪uː.n̪aʊ̯] (noun)
- Rhymes: -unaw
- IPA(key): /tuˈnaw/ [t̪ʊˈn̪aʊ̯] (adjective)
- Syllabification: tu‧naw
Adjective
tunáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)
- melted; liquefied
- dissolved; digested (of food in the stomach)
- (astronomy, obsolete) fully waned; in conjunction with the Sun (of the moon)
- Synonym: pingas
Derived terms
- buwang patunaw
- patunaw
- tunaw na buwan
Noun
tunaw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)
- act of melting or liquefying
- Synonyms: lusaw, pagtunaw, pagtutunaw
- liquefaction; liquefying
- Synonyms: pagkatunaw, pagkalusaw
- digestion (of food in the stomach)
- (astronomy, obsolete) waning of the moon
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tunaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “tunaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*túnaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI