isaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isaw. Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦱꦺꦴ (iso, “animal intestine”) and Indonesian iso.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔisaw/ [ˈʔi.saʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -isaw
  • Syllabification: i‧saw

Noun

isaw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜏ᜔)

  1. isaw (Filipino street food made from barbecued pork or chicken intestines)
  2. small intestine of animals
  3. (anatomy) small intestine

Derived terms
  • dulong-isaw
  • gitnang-isaw
  • punong-isaw

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