sitaw

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog sitaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitaw/ [ˈsi.taʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: si‧taw

Noun

sítaw (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

1. (Daet) yardlong bean

   Synonyms: balatong, hantak

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog sitaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitaw/ [ˈsi.taʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: si‧taw

Noun

sitaw (Kur-itan spelling ᜐᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

1. yardlong bean

   Synonym: utong

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien, possibly:

• 青豆 (chhiⁿ tāu, literally “green bean”) according to Chan-Yap (1980)
• 絲豆 / 丝豆 (si tāu, literally “silk thread bean”) according to Manuel (1948)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsitaw/ [ˈsiː.t̪aʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -itaw
• Syllabification: si‧taw

Noun

sitaw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆᜏ᜔)

1. yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)

   Synonyms: (western Marinduque, Mindoro) kibal, (eastern Marinduque) latoy, (Boac-Mogpog Marinduque) lubaw, (Boac-Mogpog Marinduque) putulin, (Rizal) gulay

Derived terms

• sitawan

 

See also

• ayap

 

Further reading

• “sitaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 136
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 54

Anagrams

• tiwas, tawsi