higtao

Tagalog

Etymology

From hig- (“super, over”) +‎ tao.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiɡˈtaʔo/ [hɪɡˈta.ʔo]
  • Rhymes: -aʔo
  • Syllabification: hig‧ta‧o

Noun

higtao (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜂ) (anthropology, philosophy, neologism)

  1. superman

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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