pasang-awa
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom pasa (“pass”) + -ng- + awa (“mercy”), literally “mercy pass”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌsaŋ ˈʔawaʔ/ [pɐˌsaŋ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -awaʔ
- Syllabification: pa‧sang-a‧wa
Adjective
editpasáng-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜅ᜔ᜀᜏ)
- (colloquial) barely passing (of a grade or score)