tamaraw

== English == === Alternative forms === tamarau, tamarao === Etymology === From Tagalog. === Noun === tamaraw (plural tamaraws or tamaraw) A small, dark brown, hoofed buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, found only in Mindoro in the Philippines. 1994, Mary Emanoil, Encyclopedia of Endangered Species, Volume 1, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, page 364, In the early 1900s, there were an estimated 10,000 tamaraws on Mindoro; because of excessive hunting and loss of habitat, the population had decreased to less than 150-200 animals by 1971. ==== Synonyms ==== (Bubalus mindorensis): Mindoro dwarf buffalo ==== Translations ==== == Tagalog == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamadaw (“kind of wild ruminant”). Compare Aklanon tamaraw, Cebuano tamaraw, Iban temadau, and Malay tembadau. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tamaˈɾaw/ [t̪ɐ.mɐˈɾaʊ̯], /ˌtamaˈɾaw/ [ˌt̪aː.mɐˈɾaʊ̯] Rhymes: -aw Syllabification: ta‧ma‧raw === Noun === tamaráw or támaráw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜇᜏ᜔) tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) ==== Descendants ==== → English: tamaraw → Spanish: tamarao === Further reading === “tamaraw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “tamaraw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tamadaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI