istatwa

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈtatwa/ [ʔɪsˈt̪at̪.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -atwa
• Syllabification: is‧tat‧wa

Noun

istatwa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜏ)

1. Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of estatwa.

Usage notes

This spelling does not follow the rule of not substituting the ⟨e⟩ with ⟨i⟩ in Spanish borrowings starting with ⟨es⟩ (see Appendix:Tagalog spellings).