pornada

See also: por nada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• purnada

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish por nada (“for nothing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /poɾˈnada/ [poɾˈna.dɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: por‧na‧da

Adjective

pornada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜇ)

1. (colloquial) duped; deceived

   Synonym: nadaya

2. (colloquial) foiled; prevented from happening or being accomplished

   Synonym: di-natuloy

   • 1967, Liwayway:

     Kung matalo ka paano ang anak mo? Purnada ang pag-aaral niya. Kaisa-isa siyang anak mo na pag-asa mo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ipornada
• mapornada
• pumornada

 

Further reading

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