patawad

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Etymology

From pa- +‎ tawad.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧wad
  • IPA(key): /paˈtawad/ [paˈta.wad̪]

Noun

patawad

  1. bargaining, dickering, haggling (for a lower price)
    Synonym: pabarato
  2. forgiveness, act of forgiving
    Synonyms: dispensasiyon, dispensar

Derived terms

  • magpatawad
  • patawadon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • patawardialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From pa- +‎ tawad.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈtawad/ [pɐˈt̪aː.wɐd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awad
  • Syllabification: pa‧ta‧wad

Noun

patawad (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜏᜇ᜔)

  1. apology
    Synonym: paumanhin
  2. given discount
    Synonym: deskuwento

Interjection

patawad (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜏᜇ᜔)

  1. I'm sorry; forgive me
    Synonym: pasensya na

Usage notes

  • In Philippine Christmas culture, the word patawad is also used to communicate to carolers that the speaker has nothing to give when the carolers stop by to sing in exchange for money.

See also

Verb

patawad (complete pinatawad, progressive pinapatawad, contemplative papatawad, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜏᜇ᜔)

  1. (informal) short for ipatawad

Verb

patawad (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜏᜇ᜔)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakitawad
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpatawad

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