kawasa

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈwasa/ [kaˈwa.sa]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧sa

Preposition

kawása (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)

1. owing to, because of

   Synonym: palibhasa

See also

• huli
• porke
• ta

 

Javanese

Romanization

kawasa

1. Romanization of ꦏꦮꦱ

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈwasaʔ/ [kɐˈwaː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -asaʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧wa‧sa

Etymology 1

Possibly from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa), ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).

Noun

kawasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)

1. (uncommon) endurance or tolerance of suffering

Derived terms

• di-kawasa
• kakawasaan
• kawa-kawasa
• kawasain
• kawasang tao
• magkawasa
• makawasa
• pagkakawasa
• sa di-kawasa

 

See also

• diwasa
• kuwasa

 

Adverb

kawasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)

1. (uncommon) right away; immediately; at once

   Synonyms: agad, kaagad, kapagdaka

Etymology 2

Compare Bikol Central kawasa.

Interjection

kawasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ) (Batangas, Quezon, Marinduque)

1. because of [someone or something's doing] (an expression used to blame or make something or someone responsible for things that happened; it can also be used satirically)

   Synonyms: kasi naman, gawa kasi

Preposition

kawasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ) (Batangas, Quezon, Marinduque, sometimes followed by ay)

1. owing to; because of (an expression used to blame or make something or someone responsible for things that happened; it can also be used satirically)

   Synonyms: palibhasa, gawa kasi, kasi naman

   Kawasa sa iyo, 'di ka kaagad natulog nang maaga, tinanghali ka tuloy ng gising.

   That's because of [your doing]; you didn’t go to bed early, which is why you woke up late.

   Kawasa't matalino ako kaya nasagutan ko 'yun.

   Owing to I'm smart, that's why I was able to answer it.

   Kawasa, alam mong madami akong bitbit, sa akin mo pa pinadala, kaya huwag mo 'kong sinisisi dini.

   That’s because of [your doing], knowing I have so many loads, but you still made me carry those things, so don’t blame me here.

   Kawasa ka, pinanood mo pa yung nakakaaduwang palabas.

   It's your doing because you watched the disgusting show.

See also

• alangan
• dahil
• malamang

 

Further reading

• “kawasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 563: “Sufrir) Cavaſa (pp) trabajos o otra coſa”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 103

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa), ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).

Noun

kawasa

1. strength, power

   Synonyms: basag, kusug

2. ability
3. authority