suwato
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Said to be from Chinese, possibly Hokkien. See Zhangzhou Hokkien 續釣 / 续钓 (sòa-tioh, “comfortable to continue”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈatoʔ/ [ˈswaː.t̪oʔ]
- Rhymes: -atoʔ
- Syllabification: su‧wa‧to
Adjective
[edit]suwatò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜆᜓ)
- in harmony with each other
- Synonyms: magkaayon, magkatugma, magkaayos, magkatuyag
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “suwato”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “suwato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2362
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 928