takaw
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw.
Verb
takaw
- to steal
Higaonon
Noun
takaw
- theft
Verb
takaw
- to steal
Mansaka
Verb
takaw
- to steal
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw, from Proto-Austronesian *Cakaw. Compare Aklanon takaw (“to steal”), Paiwan tsakau (“to steal”), Fijian butako (“to steal”), Mansaka takaw (“to steal”), Nias tagö (“to steal”), Tausug takaw (“to steal”), and Western Bukidnon Manobo takew (“to steal”). Doublet of nakaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧kaw
- IPA(key): /ˈtakaw/, [ˈta.xaʊ̯] (noun)
- IPA(key): /taˈkaw/, [tɐˈxaʊ̯] (adjective)
Noun
takaw
- gluttony; voraciousness; excess in eating
- greed; greediness
- Synonyms: siba, kasibaan, kasakiman, kayamuan
Derived terms
- katakawan
- matakaw
- pagkamatakaw
- takaw-apoy
- takawin
- takaw-mata
- takaw-tingin
- takaw-tubig
- takaw-tulog
Adjective
takáw
- very eager
- Synonym: sabik
- with an intense feeling or desire (especially for sleep)
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw.
Verb
takaw (used in the form magtakaw)
- to steal