hawakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From hawak + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /haˈwakan/ [hɐˈwa.xɐn] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -akan
    • IPA(key): /hawaˈkan/ [hɐ.wɐˈxan] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ha‧wa‧kan

Verb

hawakan (complete hinawakan, progressive hinahawakan, contemplative hahawakan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to hold (in one's hand)
    Synonyms: tanganan, tabanan
    Hawakan mo nga muna 'tong papel saglit.
    Could you hold this paper for a moment, please?
  2. to touch
    Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.
    He touched my hand.
  3. to hold on to; to take a hold on
    Synonym: kapitan
  4. to take under one's management or responsibility
    Synonyms: pangasiwaan, pamahalaan
  5. to take as one's common-law wife

Conjugation

Noun

hawakán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. handle (of knives, chisels, etc.)
    Synonyms: puluhan, manggo
  2. part of an object one grasps with one's hand (as of umbrellas, cups, canes, etc.)
    Synonyms: tatangnan, manggo
  3. part of an object one holds on to (as of handrails, etc.)
    Synonyms: gabay, kapitan
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