tawiran

Tagalog

Etymology

From tawid +‎ -an, with /d/~/r/ allophony.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ta‧wi‧ran
  • IPA(key): /ˌtaˈwiɾan/, [ˌtaˈwi.ɾɐn] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /tawiˈɾan/, [tɐ.wɪˈɾan] (verb)

Noun

táwíran (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. crossing (place where one may cross to the other side of a road, river, canal etc.)
    Tumawid lamang ng kalsada sa mga tamang tawiran.
    Please cross the road only at the right crossing.
  2. (strictly) crosswalk; pedestrian crossing; ped xing
    Synonym: tawiran ng tao
  3. simultaneous crossing by a number of people, animals, vehicles, etc. (across a road, river, etc.)
    Synonym: pagtatawiran

Derived terms

Verb

tawirán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜒᜇᜈ᜔, complete tinawiran, progressive tinatawiran, contemplative tatawiran)

  1. to be crossed (of a road, river, canal, etc.)
  2. to bring something across a road, river, canal, etc. (for someone)

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for tawiran
Affix Root word Trigger
-an tawid object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
tawiran tinawiran tinatawiran
inatawiran1		 tatawiran
atawiran1		 tawiri1
1 Dialectal use only.
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