anak-pawis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anak +‎ pawis, literally “child of sweat”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌnak ˈpawis/ [ʔɐˌn̪ak ˈpaː.wɪs]
  • Rhymes: -awis
  • Syllabification: a‧nak-pa‧wis

Noun

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. child of the laboring class; common man

Adjective

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. born poor; poor by birth

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