higtao

Tagalog

Etymology

From hig- (“super, over”) +‎ tao.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: hig‧ta‧o
  • IPA(key): /hiɡˈtaʔo/, [hɪɡˈta.ʔo]

Noun

higtao (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜂ)

  1. (anthropology, philosophy, neologism) superman

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (in English & Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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