anak-pawis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

anakpawis

Etymology

From anak +‎ pawis, literally “child of sweat”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˌnak ˈpawis/ [ʔɐˌnak ˈpa.wɪs]
Rhymes: -awis
Syllabification: a‧nak-pa‧wis

Noun

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

child of the laboring class; common man

Adjective

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

born poor; poor by birth

Further reading

“anak-pawis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“anakpawis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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