hawakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From hawak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /haˈwakan/ [hɐˈwaː.xɐn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -akan
    • IPA(key): /hawaˈkan/ [hɐ.wɐˈxan̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ha‧wa‧kan

Verb

hawakan (complete hinawakan, progressive hinahawakan, contemplative hahawakan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to hold (in one's hand)
    Synonyms: tanganan, tabanan, (obsolete) hutan
    Hawakan mo nga muna 'tong papel saglit.
    Could you hold this paper for a moment, please?
  2. to touch
    Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.
    He touched my hand.
  3. to hold on to; to take a hold on
    Synonym: kapitan
  4. to take under one's management or responsibility
    Synonyms: pangasiwaan, pamahalaan
  5. to take as one's common-law wife

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for hawakan (Class I) - um/an object verb
root word hawak
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- humawak humawak humahawak
nahawak2
hahawak
mahawak2
kahahawak1
kakahawak
object -an hinawakan hinahawakan
inahawakan2
hahawakan
ahawakan2
locative pag- -an paghawakan pinaghawakan pinapaghawakan
pinaghahawakan
papaghawakan
paghahawakan
⁠—
benefactive i- ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipanghawak ipinanghawak ipinapanghawak ipapanghawak ⁠—
causative ika- ikahawak ikinahawak ikinahahawak1
ikinakahawak
ikahahawak1
ikakahawak
⁠—
i-3 ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
measurement i- ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor magpa- magpahawak nagpahawak nagpapahawak magpapahawak ⁠kapahahawak1
kapapahawak
kapagpapahawak
kakapahawak
actor-secondary pa- -in pahawakin pinahawak pinahahawak
pinapahawak
pahahawakin
papahawakin
⁠—
object pa- -an pahawakan pinahawakan pinapahawakan
pinahahawakan
papahawakan
pahahawakan
⁠—
benefactive ipagpa- ipagpahawak ipinagpahawak ipinagpapahawak1
ipinapagpahawak
ipagpapahawak1
ipapagpahawak
⁠—
causative ikapagpa- ikapagpahawak ikinapagpahawak ikinapagpapahawak1
ikinakapagpahawak
ikapagpapahawak1
ikakapagpahawak
⁠—
locative pagpa- -an pagpahawakan pinagpahawakan pinagpapahahawakan1
pinapagpahawakan
pagpapahahawakan1
papagpahawakan
⁠—
papag- -an papaghawakan pinapaghawakan pinapapaghawakan papapaghawakan ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makahawak nakahawak nakahahawak1
nakakahawak
makahahawak1
makakahawak


mapa-2 mapahawak napahawak napahahawak1
napapahawak
mapahahawak1
mapapahawak
object ma- -an mahawakan nahawakan nahahawakan mahahawakan
benefactive mai- maihawak naihawak naihahawak maihahawak
causative maika- maikahawak naikahawak naikahahawak1
naikakahawak
naiikahawak
naikahahawak1
naikakahawak
naiikahawak
mai- maihawak naihawak naihahawak maihahawak
locative mapag- -an mapaghawakan napaghawakan napaghahawakan1
napapaghawakan
mapaghahawakan1
mapapaghawakan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpahawak nakapagpahawak nakapagpapahawak1
nakakapagpahawak
makapagpapahawak1
makakapagpahawak
actor-secondary mapa- mapahawak napahawak napahahawak1
napapahawak
mapahahawak1
mapapahawak
object mapa- -an mapahawakan napahawakan napahahawakan1
napapahawakan
mapahahawakan1
mapapahawakan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpahawak naipagpahawak naipagpapahawak1
naipapagpahawak
naiipagpahawak
maipagpapahawak1
maipapagpahawak
maiipagpahawak
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpahawak naikapagpahawak naikapagpapahawak1
naikakapagpahawak
naiikapagpahawak
maikapagpapahawak1
maikakapagpahawak
maiikapagpahawak
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpahawakan napagpahawakan napagpapahahawakan1
napapagpahawakan
mapagpapahahawakan1
mapapagpahawakan
mapapag- -an mapapaghawakan napapaghawakan napapapaghawakan mapapapaghawakan

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct maki- makihawak nakihawak nakikihawak makikihawak
indirect makipagpa- makipagpahawak nakipagpahawak nakikipagpahawak makikipagpahawak

Noun

hawakán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. handle (of knives, chisels, etc.)
    Synonyms: puluhan, manggo
  2. part of an object one grasps with one's hand (as of umbrellas, cups, canes, etc.)
    Synonyms: tatangnan, manggo, (obsolete) huhutan
  3. part of an object one holds on to (as of handrails, etc.)
    Synonyms: gabay, kapitan

See also

Further reading

  • hawakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018