nakahahawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From naka- +‎ hawa with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /nakahaˈhawa/ [n̪ɐ.xɐ.hɐˈhaː.wɐ], /nakahaˈhawaʔ/ [n̪ɐ.xɐ.hɐˈhaː.wɐʔ] (nonstandard)
    • Rhymes: -awa, -awaʔ (nonstandard)
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /nakaˌhaˈhawa/ [n̪ɐ.xɐˌhaːˈhaː.wɐ], (nonstandard) /nakaˌhaˈhawaʔ/ [n̪ɐ.xɐˌhaːˈhaː.wɐʔ]
    • Rhymes: -awa, (nonstandard) -awaʔ
  • Syllabification: na‧ka‧ha‧ha‧wa

Adjective

nakahahawa or nakahahawà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜑᜑᜏ)

  1. contagious; transmissible
  • hawahan
  • mahawa
  • mahawahan
  • makapanghawa
  • manghawa

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