kaawa-awa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• caauaaua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ka- +‎ reduplication of awa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˌʔawaʔ ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kaˌʔawa(ʔ) ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.waː ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧a‧wa-a‧wa

Adjective

kaawà-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ)

1. pitiful; pitiable

   Synonyms: kawawa, kahabag-habag, (idiomatic) basang-sisiw

Derived terms

• kawawa
• wawa

 

Further reading

• “kaawa-awa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018