likaw

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Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: li‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /liˈkaw/, [l̪iˈkaʊ̯]

Noun

likaw

  1. manner of taking a detour; avoiding a certain place
  2. manner of taking a turn

Derived terms
  • likawan
  • maglikaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *likaw. Doublet of liko.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈlikaw/ [ˈli.xaʊ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ikaw
    • IPA(key): /liˈkaw/ [lɪˈxaʊ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: li‧kaw

Noun

likaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. loop; coil; roll; hank (of rope, wire, etc.)
    Synonyms: likid, rolyo, kidkid, ayikid
  2. winding; coiling (of rope, wire, etc.)

Derived terms
  • ilikaw
  • likaw-likaw
  • likawin
  • maglikaw
  • nakalikaw
  • paglilikaw

Adjective

likáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. coiled; winded (of rope, wire, etc.)
    Synonyms: nakarolyo, kidkid, ayikid

Further reading
  • “likaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*likaw”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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