litaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lətaw (“float”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lə(n)taw (“to float”). Compare Ilocano lettaw, Pangasinan letaw, Sambali lomtaw, Kapampangan alto, Brooke's Point Palawano letew, Bikol Central lataw, Asi yutaw, Aklanon eutaw, Cebuano lutaw, and Maranao letaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈtaw/ [lɪˈt̪aʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: li‧taw

Adjective

litáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

1. visible; obvious; evident; apparent

   Synonyms: kita, lantad, nakikita, nakalantad

2. protruding; jutting out

   Synonyms: usli, ultaw, nakausli, nakaultaw

3. embossed; raised on the surface

   Synonyms: umbok, nakaumbok, alsado, nakaalsa

4. prominent; notable; well-known

   Synonyms: kilala, bantog, tanyag, popular

Derived terms

• lumitaw
• nakalitaw
• paglitaw
• palitaw
• palitawin

See also

• alsa
• lutang

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lawit, tiwal, liwat