abot-tanaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From abot (“reach”) +‎ tanaw (“view”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˌbot taˈnaw/ [ʔɐˌbot tɐˈnaʊ̯] (“within seeing distance”, adjective; “horizon”, noun)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔabot taˈnaw/ [ˌʔa.bot tɐˈnaʊ̯] (“glancing often”, adjective; “act of glancing often”, noun)
• Syllabification: a‧bot-ta‧naw

Adjective

abót-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

1. within seeing distance

   Synonym: abot-tingin

Noun

abót-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

1. farthest distance that can be seen; horizon

Adjective

abot-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

1. glancing very often at a distance (at something or someone)

   Synonym: abot-tingin

Noun

abot-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

1. act of glancing very often at a distance (at something or someone)

Further reading

• “abot-tanaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018