kaawa-awa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ka- +‎ reduplication of awa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌʔawaʔ ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kaˌʔawa(ʔ) ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.waː ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -awaʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧a‧wa-a‧wa

Adjective

kaawà-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ)

  1. pitiful; pitiable
    Synonyms: kawawa, kahabag-habag, (idiomatic) basang-sisiw

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kaawa-awa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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