tunaw

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (melt, liquefy). Cognate with Ilocano, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunau/, [ˈtunaʊ̯]

Adjective

tunaw

  1. melted, thawed, dissolved

Derived terms

  • magtunaw
  • makatunaw
  • matunaw
  • patunaw
  • tunawon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (melt, liquefy). Cognate with Bikol Central, Ilocano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈt̪u.n̪aʊ̯]

Verb

tunaw

  1. to melt; to liquefy
  2. to dissolve

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tunaw, with root *-naw₂ (melt, liquefy). Cognate with Bikol Central, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈtu.naʊ̯]

Noun

tunaw

  1. act of melting

Derived terms

  • matunaw
  • tunawen

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (melt, liquefy). Cognates with Bikol Central, Cebuano, Ilocano tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧naw
  • IPA(key): /tuˈnaw/, [tʊˈnaʊ̯] (adjective)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/, [ˈtu.naʊ̯] (noun)
  • Rhymes: -aw

Adjective

tunáw

  1. melted; liquefied
    Synonyms: lusaw, tignas, tugnas, lapunaw
  2. dissolved; digested (of food in the stomach)

Noun

tunaw

  1. act of melting or liquefying
    Synonyms: pagtunaw, pagtutunaw
  2. liquefaction; liquefying
    Synonyms: pagkatunaw, pagkalusaw
  3. digestion (of food in the stomach)

Derived terms

  • di-matunaw
  • di-matutunaw
  • magpatunaw
  • magtunaw
  • makatunaw
  • matunaw
  • nakatutunaw
  • pagkatunaw
  • pagtunaw
  • pagtutunaw
  • pampatunaw
  • pantunaw
  • panunaw
  • patunaw
  • tumunaw
  • tunawin
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