ataro

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly an alteration of at ano.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧ro
  • IPA(key): /ʔataˈɾo/, [ʔɐ.tɐˈɾo]

Adverb

ataró (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜇᜓ) (Rizal, colloquial)

  1. 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?

Usage notes

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