halimaw
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Cognates with Tagalog halimaw, Malay harimau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈlimaw/, [hʌˈl̪i.maʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: ha‧li‧maw
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- halimao, halimau – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Borrowed from Brunei Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-maquŋ. Possibly also from Tamil அரிமா (arimā, “lion”). Compare Kapampangan ulimo and Cebuano halimaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧li‧maw
- IPA(key): /haˈlimaw/, [hɐˈli.maʊ̯]
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Noun
halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
- beast; monster; ferocious animal
- Synonym: ganid
- (figurative) brutal person; beast-like person
- Synonym: hayop
- (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person
- Halimaw si Bryan, dahil marunong siya ng hindi kumulang sa limang wika.
- Bryan is a brilliant person, since he knows no less than five languages.
- (archaic) lion
- Synonym: leon
Related terms
See also
Adjective
halimaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋᜏ᜔)
Further reading
- “halimaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 234
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 386: “Leon) Halimao (pp) es bocablo Burnay ſed vtitur”
- Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish & Tagalog), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page Leon. Halimao (pp) Es vocablo Borney, pero se usa
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