wasto

Javanese

Romanization

wasto

  1. nonstandard spelling of wasta, romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠ

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu, real, right thing).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /wasˈtoʔ/ [wɐsˈt̪oʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: was‧to

Adjective

wastô (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. proper; correct; right; in order
    Synonyms: tama, tumpak, ayos, nasa-ayos

Derived terms

  • di-maiwasto
  • di-wasto
  • iwasto
  • kawastuan
  • magwasto
  • mawasto
  • pagwawasto
  • sa wasto

Noun

wastô (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. what is right, correct, or proper

Further reading

  • wasto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 219

Tocharian B

Adverb

wasto

  1. again
  2. doubly, in two ways