bawas

See also: Bawas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧was
  • IPA(key): /baˈwas/, [baˈwas]

Adjective

bawás

  1. sterile, impotent, unable to procreate, incapable of sexual intercourse
    Synonym: baog

Maranao

Verb

bawas

  1. to overcome

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbawas/ [ˈba.wɐs] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -awas
    • IPA(key): /baˈwas/ [bɐˈwas] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ba‧was

Noun

bawas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. reduction
    Synonym: awas
  2. discount; cut
    Synonyms: diskuwento, tawad

Derived terms
  • bawasan
  • bawasin
  • dagdag-bawas
  • kabawasan
  • mabawasan
  • makabawas
  • pabawas
  • pagbabawas

See also

Adjective

bawás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. reduced; subtracted; decreased
  2. discounted

Further reading
  • “bawas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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