pasang-awa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pasa (“pass”) +‎ -ng- +‎ awa (“mercy”), literally “mercy pass”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌsaŋ ˈʔawaʔ/ [pɐˌsaŋ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -awaʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧sang-a‧wa

Adjective

pasáng-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜅ᜔ᜀᜏ)

  1. (colloquial) barely passing (of a grade or score)
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