baliw
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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧liw
Noun
baliw
Verb
baliw
- to cause madness
- to cause someone to become insane
Derived terms
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliw (“return”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”). Compare Bikol Central baliw, Cebuano baliw, and Maranao baloy. Doublet of ibayo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈliw/ [bɐˈliʊ̯] (“insane”, adjective; “crazy person”, noun)
- Rhymes: -iw
- (Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaliw/ [ˈbaː.liʊ̯] (“cruel”, adjective; “cruel person”, noun)
- Rhymes: -aliw
- Syllabification: ba‧liw
Adjective
balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (sometimes offensive or humorous)
- insane; crazy; mad
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw
Derived terms
Noun
balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (sometimes offensive or humorous)
Usage notes
- As persons with mental disorders are socially stigmatized in the Philippines, this is sometimes considered offensive if not taken humorously and if a mental disorder has not been diagnosed with certainty.
Adjective
baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (Southern Tagalog)
Noun
baliw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (Southern Tagalog)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈliw/ [bɐˈliʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -iw
- Syllabification: ba‧liw
Noun
balíw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏ᜔) (obsolete)
Further reading
- “baliw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Cebuano nouns
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- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog doublets
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/iw
- Rhymes:Tagalog/iw/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aliw
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aliw/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
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