pawis

Kavalan

Noun

pawis

1. edge

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pauis — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Southern Luzon axis *pawəs (“sweat”). Compare Kapampangan pauas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpawis/ [ˈpaː.wɪs] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awis
  • IPA^(key): /paˈwis/ [pɐˈwis] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pa‧wis

Noun

pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. perspiration; sweat
2. vapor
3. flow; drip; exudation
4. (figurative) work; labor

Derived terms

• dugo at pawis
• himawis
• magpawis
• manghimawis
• mapawisan
• pagpawisan
• pagpusan
• panghimawis
• pawisan
• pawisin

 

Adjective

pawís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. sweaty

Further reading

• “pawis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• pisaw