pauwi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pa- +‎ uwi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paʔuˈiʔ/ [pɐ.ʔʊˈɪʔ], (colloquial) /paʔuˈeʔ/ [pɐ.ʔʊˈɛʔ]
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈʔuiʔ/ [pɐˈʔuː.ɪʔ]
    • Rhymes: -uiʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧u‧wi

Adjective

pauwî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜏᜒ)

  1. on the way home; about to go home
    Naabutan nila ang ulan habang pauwi sila.
    They got caught in the rain on the way back.

Adverb

pauwî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜏᜒ)

  1. going home; going to another location; homeward
    Pauwi pa lang ako.
    I just left the place.

Verb

pauwî (complete pinauwi, progressive pinapauwi, contemplative papauwi, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜏᜒ)

  1. (informal) short for ipauwi

Verb

pauwî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜏᜒ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakiuwi
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpauwi
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