wasto

Javanese

Romanization

wasto

1. Nonstandard spelling of wasta. Romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠ

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu, “real, right thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /wasˈtoʔ/ [wɐsˈt̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: was‧to

Adjective

wastô (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. proper; correct; right; in order

   Synonyms: tama, tumpak, ayos, nasa-ayos

Derived terms

• di-maiwasto
• di-wasto
• iwasto
• kawastuan
• magwasto
• mawasto
• pagwawasto
• sa wasto

 

Noun

wastô (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. what is right, correct, or proper

Further reading

• “wasto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 219

Tocharian B

Adverb

wasto

1. again
2. doubly, in two ways