halimaw
Tagalog
noun
Definitions
- beast, monster
- (colloquial) a very talented or intelligent person
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*qari-mauŋ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amaw Cebuano
- halimaw Cebuano
- harimau Indonesian
- mamaw Tagalog
- harimau Malay
- harimau akar Malay
- harimau belang Malay
- harimau bintang Malay
- harimau dahan Malay
- harimau dandi Malay
- harimau kumbang Malay
- harimau loreng Malay
- harimau peturun Malay
- harimau terung kasau Malay
- *qari-mauŋ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *hari-mauŋ Proto-Malayic
- *hari-mauŋ Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
- rimau Central Melanau
- rimoung Bau Bidayuh