pisaw

Cebuano

Etymology

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei⁶ sau²). Compare Malay pisau.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pi‧saw

Noun

pisaw

  1. a type of knife, often with a metal handle

References
  • Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎

Tagalog

Etymology

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei⁶ sau²). Compare Malay pisau.

Noun

pisaw

  1. long, thin, narrow kind of bolo

References
  • Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎

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