isaw
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isaw. Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦱꦺꦴ (iso, “animal intestine”) and Indonesian iso.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧saw
- IPA(key): /ˈʔisaw/, [ˈʔi.saʊ̯]
Noun
isaw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜏ᜔)
- isaw (Filipino street food made from barbecued pork or chicken intestines)
- small intestine of animals
- (anatomy) small intestine
Derived terms
- dulong-isaw
- gitnang-isaw
- punong-isaw
Further reading
- “isaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018