bahaw

Cebuano

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Proto-Austronesian *baSaw

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw

Cebuano bahaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧haw
• IPA^(key): /ˈbahaw/ [ˈbaː.hau̯]

Adjective

bahaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. stale

Noun

bahaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. stale food
2. leftovers
3. the Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis)

Derived terms

• pamahaw

Central Bikol

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Proto-Austronesian *baSaw

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw

Central Bikol bahaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbahaw/ [ˈba.haʊ̯]
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔaw/ [ˈba.ʔaʊ̯] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ba‧haw

Adjective

báhaw (plural barahaw, Basahan spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. cold (for food once served hot)

   Synonym: malipot

2. (by extension) stale

   Synonyms: daan, paso

Derived terms

• magbahaw
• mamahaw
• pabahaw
• pamahaw

Hiligaynon

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Proto-Austronesian *baSaw

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw

Hiligaynon bahaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbahaw/ [ˈba.haʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: ba‧haw

Adjective

báhaw

1. (of food) cold

Noun

báhaw

1. cold rice

Derived terms

• mabahaw

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw. Cognates with Central Bikol bahaw (“cold, referring to food”), and Ilocano baaw (“leftover, cold rice”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbahaw/ [ˈbaː.haʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -ahaw
• Syllabification: ba‧haw

Noun

bahaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. leftover food (especially cooked rice left overnight)

   Synonyms: (colloquial) kaning-lamig, (colloquial) lamig

2. (slang) relationship that lost its fire
3. (slang) old maid

Derived terms

• bahawin
• ibahaw
• mamahaw

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈhaw/ [bɐˈhaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ba‧haw

Noun

baháw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. mountain owl

See also

• giwa
• kuwago

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baˈhaw/ [bɐˈhaʊ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aw
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbahaw/ [ˈbaː.haʊ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ahaw
• Syllabification: ba‧haw

Adjective

baháw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. healed (of wounds, cuts, etc.)
2. low-pitched; hoarse (of one's voice)

Noun

bahaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

1. process of healing (of wounds, cuts, etc.)

   Synonyms: hilom, pagkahilom, paggaling

Derived terms

• bahawin
• bumahaw
• mabahaw

Further reading

• “bahaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bahaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*baSaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI