talaro

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan talaru.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ro
  • IPA(key): /talaˈɾoʔ/, [tɐ.lɐˈɾoʔ]
  • IPA(key): /taˈlaɾoʔ/, [tɐˈla.ɾoʔ]

Noun

talarô or talarò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜇᜓ)

  1. scales; balance (for weighing)
    Synonyms: timbangan, balansa, baskula, patitis
  2. weight (piece of metal used in weighing)
  3. hand or pointer in a scale
  4. (figurative, obsolete) act of ponder or contemplate something

Derived terms
  • magtalaro
  • talaruin
  • tumalaro

Further reading
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