nanghahawa

Tagalog

Etymology

From nang- +‎ hawa with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naŋhaˈhawa/ [n̪ɐŋ.hɐˈhaː.wɐ], (nonstandard) /naŋhaˈhawaʔ/ [n̪ɐŋ.hɐˈhaː.wɐʔ]
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /naŋˌhaˈhawa/ [n̪ɐŋˌhaːˈhaː.wɐ], (nonstandard) /naŋˌhaˈhawaʔ/ [n̪ɐŋˌhaːˈhaː.wɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -awa, (nonstandard) -awaʔ
  • Syllabification: nang‧ha‧ha‧wa

Verb

nanghahawa or nanghahawà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜅ᜔ᜑᜑᜏ)

  1. progressive aspect of manghawa