tuwid

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tuwir — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlid with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid. Compare Cebuano tul-id.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈid/, [ˈtwid]
• Rhymes: -id
• Syllabification: tu‧wid

Adjective

tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

1. straight; not bent nor crooked (as of a line, rope, etc.)

   Synonyms: deretso, matuwid, di-baluktot, unat

2. upright; erect (of one's standing position)

   Synonyms: patayo, patindig

3. direct; unswerving; continuous

   Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, deretso

4. direct to the point; not evasive

   Synonyms: tuloy-tuloy, di-maligoy, tuwiran, direkto, direkta, tahas, tiyak

Derived terms

• di-matwid
• ganting-matwid
• ikatwiran
• ipatuwid
• ituwid
• katuwiran
• katwiran
• mabigyang-katwiran
• magbigay-katwiran
• magmatuwid
• magmatwid
• makatuwid
• makatwiran
• mangatwiran
• mapangatwiranan
• matuwid
• may-katwiran
• pagkamakatwiran
• pagkamay-katwiran
• pagmamatuwid
• pagtutuwid
• pangangatwiran
• pangatwiranan
• samakatwid
• tumuwid
• tuwiran
• tuwirin
• walang-katwiran

 

Noun

tuwíd (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔)

1. condition of being straight, erect, or upright

Further reading

• “tuwid”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuq(e)lid”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary