dawaksa

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dawakˈsaʔ/ [d̪ɐ.wɐkˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: da‧wak‧sa

Adjective

dawaksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜃ᜔ᜐ) (dialectal, Quezon)

  1. extravagant; lavish; wasteful
    Synonyms: maaksaya, mapagtapon, mapaglustay, mapagsayang, mapagwaldas, bulagsak, alibugha, gastador, aksayado, mapag-aksaya, prodigal, masakmata, buyaya, (colloquial) tampalasan, (obsolete) salaula, (obsolete) labhasa

Further reading

  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 107
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