mamaw
Tagalog
noun
Definitions
- 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
- halimaw Tagalog
- *qari-mauŋ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *hari-mauŋ Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
- rimau Central Melanau
- rimoung Bau Bidayuh