ataro

Tagalog

Etymology

From alteration of at ano (“and what?”).

Pronunciation

• (Teresa-Morong) IPA^(key): /ʔataˈɾo/, [ʔɐ.tɐˈɾo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧ro

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

• The word is more commonly used in Morong, Rizal