itlo

Tagalog

Etymology

From metathesis from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Doublet of tatlo and atlo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: it‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ʔitˈlo/, [ʔɪtˈlo]

Numeral

itló (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ)

  1. (obsolete) three
    Synonyms: tatlo, tres, (obsolete) atlo, (obsolete) mampat

Usage notes

  • Fr. San Buenaventura (1613) mentioned an ancient way of counting from one to four, which were: isa, alwa, atlo, and ipat.

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