katuwiran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

catouiran – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
katwiran

Etymology

From ka- +‎ tuwid (“straight”) +‎ -an, literally “straightness; correctness”.

Noun

katuwiran (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

reason; reasoning; explanation
Synonyms: paliwanang, dahilan, rason
excuse (in an argument)
reasonability; rationality

Derived terms

katuwiranan
katuwiranin
mangatuwiran

Further reading

“katuwiran”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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