larawan

Cebuano

Etymology

From laraw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

larawan (Badlit spelling ᜎᜇᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. picture
    Synonym: hulagway
  2. (biblical) graven image
  3. image
    Synonyms: hulagway, landong
  4. typical example

Further reading

  • John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Kapampangan

Noun

laráwan

  1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of larauan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ladawan (image). By surface analysis, *laraw +‎ -an. Compare Ilocano ladawan, Kapampangan larauan, Central Bikol ladawan, Waray-Waray ladawan, and Maranao ladiyawan. See also laraw.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈɾawan/ [lɐˈɾaː.wɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -awan
    • Syllabification: la‧ra‧wan

    Noun

    larawan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜇᜏᜈ᜔)

    1. picture; portrait; photograph
      Synonyms: retrato, imahen, potograpiya
    2. drawing; illustration (as in a book, magazine, etc.)
      Synonyms: dibuho, drowing, larawang-guhit, ilustrasyon
    3. image; reflection (as in a mirror or clear water)
      Synonyms: anino, repleksiyon
    4. image; effigy; statue
      Synonyms: rebulto, estatwa
    5. exemplar; pattern; model; imitation; likeness
      Synonyms: huwaran, halimbawa, modelo, imitasyon, tulad, anyo, hugis, itsura

    Derived terms

    Further reading