gawak

Malay

Verb

gawak

1. (dialectal, Sambas) fail

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡawak/ [ˈɡa.wɐk] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awak
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaˈwak/ [ɡɐˈwak] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ga‧wak

Noun

gawak (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏᜃ᜔)

1. big rip; big rent (of cloth, etc.)

   Synonyms: wahak, wakwak

2. wide crack; fissure
3. wasting of funds; misappropriation of money or property

   Synonyms: aksaya, sayang

Derived terms

• gawakin
• gumawak
• pagkagawak

 

Adjective

gawák (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏᜃ᜔)

1. having a big rip, rent, or crack

   Synonyms: wahak, wakwak, windang

Further reading

• “gawak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018