abot-tanaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From abot (“reach”) +‎ tanaw (“view”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˌbot taˈnaw/ [ʔɐˌbot tɐˈnaʊ̯] (“within seeing distance”, adjective; “horizon”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˌʔabot taˈnaw/ [ˌʔa.bot tɐˈnaʊ̯] (“glancing often”, adjective; “act of glancing often”, noun)
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: a‧bot-ta‧naw

Adjective

abót-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. within seeing distance
    Synonym: abot-tingin

Noun

abót-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. farthest distance that can be seen; horizon

Adjective

abot-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. glancing very often at a distance (at something or someone)
    Synonym: abot-tingin

Noun

abot-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

  1. act of glancing very often at a distance (at something or someone)

Further reading
  • “abot-tanaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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