# tawo
## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau.

### Noun

tawo
* man; person; human being

## Asi
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Noun

tawo
* man; human being

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* taho
* tao

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtawo/ [ˈta.wo]
* Hyphenation: ta‧wo

### Noun

táwo (Basahan spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)
* man; human being
* person
    Synonyms: persona, personahe

#### Derived terms

* tawohan
* tumatawo

## Capiznon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Noun

tawo
* man; human being

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* taw — colloquial, eye dialect

### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Cognate with Tagalog tao.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Cebuano) IPA: /ˈtawo/ [ˈt̪a.wo]
* (colloquial) IPA: /ˈtaw/ [ˈt̪aʊ̯]
* Rhymes: -aʊ
* Hyphenation: ta‧wo

### Noun

tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)
* human being; person
* employee; follower
    tawo ni Marcos ― Marcos' men
* visitor
* someone left home, to watch or guard it
    Walay tawo sa balay. ― There's no one left at home.
* face card

#### Derived terms

* dakong tawo
* katawhan
* kinatawhan
* kinatawo
* makitawhanon
* pagkatawo
* taw-an
* tawhanon
* tawotawo
* tinawo
* tinawotawo
* ulitawo

### Verb Root

tawo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜏᜓ)
* to be born; to be brought in to the world
* to operate; to take up position; to man
* to stay and watch the house
* (uncommon) to prepare for guests on special occasions
* (uncommon) to attend an affair or special occasion
* (uncommon) to pay a visit

#### Derived terms

* hitawo
* matawo
* pakatawo
* patawo

### References

* John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 1057

## Hanunoo
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtawu/ [ˈta.wo]
* Rhymes: -awu
* Syllabification: ta‧wo

### Noun

tawo (Hanunoo spelling ᜦᜯᜳ)
* person; human being; man
* man (piece in board games)

#### Derived terms

* tawo dagat
* tawo danom
* tawo sa talon

#### Related terms

* alintawo

### References

* Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 271

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtawo/ [ˈta.wo]

### Noun

tawo
* a man; a person; a human

## Sambali
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Noun

tawo
* person; human being

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈtawo/ [ˈt̪aː.wo]
* Rhymes: -awo
* Syllabification: ta‧wo

### Noun

tawo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜓ) (now dialectal, Batangas, western Marinduque, uncommon in Rizal)
* Alternative form of tao

### Anagrams

* awto

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

### Noun

tawo
* man; human being

## Wolio
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /taʋo/

### Noun

tawo
* sea

### References

* Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris