baliw

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw

Noun

baliw

  1. divine retribution
  2. a pandan, Pandanus copelandii

Verb

baliw

  1. to cause madness
  2. to cause someone to become insane

Derived terms

Anagrams

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliw (“return”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”). Compare Bikol Central baliw, Cebuano baliw, and Maranao baloy.

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw
  • IPA(key): /baˈliw/, [bɐˈliʊ̯]
Adjective

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. insane; crazy; mad
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw
Derived terms
Noun

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. crazy person; lunatic; maniac

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaliw/, [ˈba.liʊ̯]
Adjective

baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. (Southern Tagalog) cruel; brutal
Noun

baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. (Southern Tagalog) cruel person; brutal person

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧liw
  • IPA(key): /baˈliw/, [bɐˈliʊ̯]

Noun

balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) matting; mat
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