tunaw
التعريفات والمعاني
== Bikol Central ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tonaw
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Ilocano, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈtu.n̪aʊ̯]
Hyphenation: tu‧naw
=== Adjective ===
túnaw (plural turunaw, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)
melted, thawed, dissolved
==== Derived terms ====
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Bikol Central, Ilocano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: tu‧naw
IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈt̪u.n̪ɐʊ̯]
=== Verb ===
tunaw
to melt; to liquefy
to dissolve
== Ilocano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tunaw, with root *-naw₂ (“melt, liquefy”). Cognate with Bikol Central, Cebuano & Tagalog tunaw; Maranao tonaw and Sangir matuno.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈtu.naʊ̯]
Hyphenation: tu‧naw
=== Noun ===
tunaw
act of melting
==== Derived terms ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tonao, tunao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw (“melt, liquefy”). Cognates with Bikol Central, Cebuano, Ilocano tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog)
IPA(key): /tuˈnaw/ [t̪ʊˈn̪aʊ̯] (adjective)
Rhymes: -aw
IPA(key): /ˈtunaw/ [ˈt̪uː.n̪aʊ̯] (noun)
Rhymes: -unaw
Syllabification: tu‧naw
=== Adjective ===
tunáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)
melted; liquefied
Synonyms: lusaw, tignas, tugnas, lapunaw
dissolved; digested (of food in the stomach)
(astronomy, obsolete) fully waned; in conjunction with the Sun (of the moon)
Synonym: pingas
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
tunaw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔)
act of melting or liquefying
Synonyms: lusaw, pagtunaw, pagtutunaw
liquefaction; liquefying
Synonyms: pagkatunaw, pagkalusaw
digestion (of food in the stomach)
(astronomy, obsolete) waning of the moon
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“tunaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“tunaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*túnaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI