kaawa-awa
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ka- + reduplication of awa.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌʔawaʔ ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -awaʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧a‧wa-a‧wa
Adjective
[edit]kaawà-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ)
- pitiful; pitiable
- Synonyms: kawawa, kahabag-habag, (idiomatic) basang-sisiw
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kaawa-awa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018