tuwid

Pronunciation: /tuˈid/

“tuwid” is a Tagalog word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

straight; not bent nor crooked (as of a line, rope, etc.)
upright; erect (of one's standing position)
direct; unswerving; continuous
direct to the point; not evasive

noun

condition of being straight, erect, or upright

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlid with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid. Compare Kapampangan tulid, Cebuano tul-id, and Tausug tulid.

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