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puthaw

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Binukid

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Noun

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puthaw

  1. iron; steel; any hard metal
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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭斧头 (pú-thâu, “axe”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: put‧haw

Noun

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puthaw

  1. iron
  2. metal

Higaonon

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Noun

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puthaw

  1. steel

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭 / 斧头 (pú-thâu, axe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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putháw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. hatchet; small axe
    Synonym: palathaw
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See also

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References

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  • puthaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation[1], Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 103
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 46
  • 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

Waray-Waray

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Noun

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putháw

  1. iron; steel