kakatuwa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From initial reduplication of katuwa. See also kakatwa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkakatuˈaʔ/ [ˌkaː.xɐˈt̪waʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ka‧tu‧wa

Adjective

kákatuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜆᜓᜏ)

  1. amusing; funny
    Synonyms: nakatutuwa, katawa-tawa
  • nakatutuwa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cacatúa, from Malay kakaktua.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kakaˈtua/ [kɐ.xɐˈt̪uː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ua
  • Syllabification: ka‧ka‧tu‧wa

Noun

kakatuwa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜆᜓᜏ)

  1. cockatoo
Alternative forms
See also

Further reading

  • “kakatuwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 96
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