tuwid

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • tuwir — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlid with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid. Compare Cebuano tul-id.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈid/ [ˈtwid]
  • Rhymes: -id
  • Syllabification: tu‧wid

Adjective

tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. straight; not bent nor crooked (as of a line, rope, etc.)
    Synonyms: deretso, matuwid, di-baluktot, unat
  2. upright; erect (of one's standing position)
    Synonyms: patayo, patindig
  3. direct; unswerving; continuous
    Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, deretso
  4. direct to the point; not evasive
    Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, di-maligoy, tuwiran, direkto, direkta, tahas, tiyak

Derived terms
  • di-matwid
  • ganting-matwid
  • ikatwiran
  • ipatuwid
  • ituwid
  • katuwiran
  • katwiran
  • mabigyang-katwiran
  • magbigay-katwiran
  • magmatuwid
  • magmatwid
  • makatuwid
  • makatwiran
  • mangatwiran
  • mapangatwiranan
  • matuwid
  • may-katwiran
  • pagkamakatwiran
  • pagkamay-katwiran
  • pagmamatuwid
  • pagtutuwid
  • pangangatwiran
  • pangatwiranan
  • samakatwid
  • tumuwid
  • tuwiran
  • tuwirin
  • walang-katwiran

Noun

tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. condition of being straight, erect, or upright

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