Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From uwi +‎ pa- -in.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paʔuiˈʔin/, [pɐ.ʔʊ.ɪˈʔin]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: pa‧u‧wi‧in

Verb edit

pauwiín (complete pinauwi, progressive pinapauwi, contemplative papauwiin, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜏᜒᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. to be told or asked to go home; to be sent back home
    Pinauwi ang mga estudyante dahil sa malakas na ulan.
    The students were asked to return home due to heavy rains.
    Pinauwi ko siya.
    I asked him to go back home.

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