alatuwat
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- alatouat, alatoat, alatuat, alitouat, alituat — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- alatowat, alitowat, alatuat — obsolete
- alatwat
- alituwat, alitwat
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalatuˈat/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈt̪wat̪̚], /ʔalaˈtuat/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈt̪uː.ɐt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at, -uat
- Syllabification: a‧la‧tu‧wat
Noun
alatuwát or alatuwat (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜆᜓᜏᜆ᜔)
- dull echo; reflected sound
- Synonyms: alingawngaw, ulyaw, haging, alalad, kugkog, alungog, dayandang, eko, alimaymay, kalatwat, alingayngay, alunignig, pangalatuwat
Derived terms
- mangalatuwat
- pangalatuwat
- pangalatuwatan
Related terms
Further reading
- “alatowat”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “alatowat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 30
- Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 21
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 264: “Eco) Alatoat (pp) dela voz que reſponde lejos”