doktor-laway
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom doktor (“doctor”) + laway (“spit; saliva”). Some quack doctors use their saliva to try to cure ailments.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dokˌtoɾ ˈlawaj/ [d̪okˌt̪oɾ ˈlaː.waɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -awaj
- Syllabification: dok‧tor-la‧way
Noun
editdoktór-laway (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜏᜌ᜔) (colloquial)
- faith healer; quack
- Synonyms: medikong-laway, albularyo, medikong-tainga, medikilyo, doktorsilyo