Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From alteration of at ano (“and what?”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rizal) IPA(key): /ʔataˈɾo/ [ʔɐ.tɐˈɾo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: a‧ta‧ro
ataró (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜇᜓ) (Rizal, colloquial)
- why; for what reason
- Synonyms: bakit, at ano, (dialectal, archaic) bakin, anong dahilan, (obsolete) makin
Ataro at ikaw ay nariyan?- Why is it that you are there?
Ataro raw?- He/She said why?
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