timbaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaw (“to add a piece”). Cognate with Malay timbau, Urak Lawoi' ตีเมา (timaw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /timˈbaw/ [t̪ɪmˈbaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: tim‧baw

Noun

timbáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ᜔)

1. something added to the other side to balance a scale

   Synonyms: panimbang, katimbaw

2. amount added to an already full container (or to fill it if not yet full)

   Synonyms: paulo, katimbaw

3. act of adding to make a container or receptacle full
4. state of imbalance

   Synonym: pagkadi-timbang

Derived terms

• katimbaw
• timbawan

 

Adjective

timbáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ᜔)

1. tilted; with one end raised higher than the other

   Synonyms: tikwas, nakatikwas

2. imbalanced

   Synonym: di-timbang