pluwido

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• fluwido
• pluido — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fluido, from Latin fluidus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpluido/ [ˌpluː.ɪˈd̪o], /pluˈido/ [ˈplwi.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -uido, -ido
• Syllabification: plu‧wi‧do

Noun

plúwidó or pluwido (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜇᜓ)

1. fluid

   Synonym: likido

2. (electromagnetism, dated) electric current

   Synonym: koryente

Adjective

plúwidó or pluwido (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜇᜓ)

1. fluid

   Synonyms: tunaw, lusaw, likido

2. fluid (in a state of flux; subject to change)

   Synonyms: nababago, di-matatag

Further reading

• “fluwido”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “fluwido”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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 284