langawin

Tagalog

Etymology

From langaw +‎ -in. The sense "to flop" is an ellipsis of langawin ang paninda.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈŋawin/ [lɐˈŋaː.wɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -awin
  • Syllabification: la‧nga‧win

Verb

langawin (complete nilangaw, progressive nilalangaw, contemplative lalangawin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to cover with flies
  2. (of a product, event, etc.) to fail commercially; to flop

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for langawin
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word langaw / ᜎᜅᜏ᜔
trigger object
aspect
infinitive  / ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔
complete nilangaw  / ᜈᜒᜎᜅᜏ᜔
progressive nilalangaw  / ᜈᜒᜎᜎᜅᜏ᜔
inalangaw1 / ᜁᜈᜎᜅᜏ᜔
contemplative lalangawin / ᜎᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔
alangawin1 / ᜀᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔
imperative  / ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔
langaw1 / ᜎᜅᜏ᜔
langawa1 / ᜎᜅᜏ

1 Dialectal use only.

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