puthaw
Binukid
Noun
puthaw
- iron; steel; any hard metal
Related terms
- asiru
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭/斧头 (pú-thâu, “axe”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: put‧haw
Noun
puthaw
- iron
- metal
Higaonon
Noun
puthaw
- steel
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭 (pú-thâu, “axe”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: put‧haw
- IPA(key): /putˈhaw/, [pʊtˈhaʊ̯]
Noun
putháw
- hatchet; small axe
- Synonym: palathaw
References
- “puthaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation, Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 103
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 46
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 143
Waray-Waray
Noun
putháw
- iron; steel