puwes
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish pues, from Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pu‧wes
Interjection edit
puwes
- all right (used as a general lead-in or beginning)
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
puwés (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
- Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well
- Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban? Puwes, nagkakamali ka.
- Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.
- "Ayoko ng gulo." "Puwes, ako rin."
- "I don't like trouble." "Well, me neither."
Further reading edit
- “puwes”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018