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tuwid

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlid with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid. Compare Kapampangan tulid, Cebuano tul-id, and Tausug tulid.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. straight; not bent nor crooked (as of a line, rope, etc.)
    Synonyms: deretso, matuwid, di-baluktot, unat
  2. upright; erect (of one's standing position)
    Synonyms: patayo, patindig
  3. direct; unswerving; continuous
    Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, deretso
  4. direct to the point; not evasive
    Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, di-maligoy, tuwiran, direkto, direkta, tahas, tiyak

Derived terms

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Noun

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tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. condition of being straight, erect, or upright

Further reading

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  • tuwid”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuq(e)lid”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI