lithaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 犁頭／犁头 (lê-thâu, “plowshare”, literally “plowhead”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lit‧haw
  • IPA(key): /litˈhaw/, [lɪtˈhaʊ̯]

Noun

litháw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. plowshare
    Synonyms: sudsod, pandayos, panggulis, pantudling, lipya

See also

References
  1. Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 143

Further reading
  • “lithaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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