Tawu | Tau
Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “boyfriend/girlfriend” is also its word for “human, person”?
TÁU / TAWU • (TAh-woo)
(1) human, person
Tagálog (Filipino): táo
(2) boyfriend/girlfriend/romantic partner
Tagálog (Filipino): formal: kásintáhan (lover), nóbya/o (girl/boyfriend); informal: siyótà, jówà
4-Way Homonyms
TÁU / TÁWU = human, person
TÁU / TÁWU = boyfriend/girlfriend/romantic partner
TAWÛ = banquet/feast/party; food served at a party
TAWÛ = Filipino snack of silken tofu, brown sugar syrup, & tapioca pearls
Derived Word:
MITÁU / MITÁWU • (mi-TAH-woo)
in a romantic relationship, “together”
Tagálog: magkásintáhan, magnóbya/o, magsiyótà, magjówà
KATÁWAN • (kuh-TAH-wuhn)
body
Tagálog (Filipino) katawán
BÁINTÁU / BÁYINTÁWU • (BAH-yin-TAH-woo)
(1) a young man (teen to young adult);
(2) bachelor, an unmarried man
Tagálog: binátà (from bátà “young; young person”)
PÁNGATÁU / PÁNGATÁWU • (PAH-nguh-TAH-woo)
humanness, human nature/character
Tagálog: pagkatáo
KATÁU / KATÁWU • (kuh-TAH-woo)
counter for the number of people
Tagálog: katáo
KATAÚWAN / KATAWÚWAN • (ku-tuh-WOO-wuhn)
identity, personality, character
Tagálog: kataúhan
Verb Conjugation
matawúwan, matatawúwan, mítawúwan – to come to one’s senses; to regain consciousness (Actor Focus)
Example Sentence
Méngan lang tawú ring táwu da rétang táwu king tawû. [Kap]
Kumáin ng tahô ang mgá nóbyo/a nung mgá táo sa handáan. [Tag]
The people’s girlfriends/boyfriends ate tahô at the party. [Eng]
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