kawasa
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Bikol Central[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
kawása (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)
- owing to, because of
- Synonym: palibhasa
See also[edit]
Javanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
kawasa
- Romanization of ꦏꦮꦱ
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Possibly from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa), ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈwasaʔ/ [kɐˈwa.sɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -asaʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧wa‧sa
Noun[edit]
kawasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Adverb[edit]
kawasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)
Etymology 2[edit]
Compare Bikol Central kawasa.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈwasa/ [kɐˈwa.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: ka‧wa‧sa
Interjection[edit]
kawasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)
- (Quezon, Marinduque) because of [someone or something's doing] (an expression used to blame or make something or someone responsible for things that happened; it can also be used satirically)
- Synonyms: kasi naman, gawa kasi
Preposition[edit]
kawasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜐ)
- (Quezon, Marinduque, sometimes followed by ay) owing to; because of (an expression used to blame or make something or someone responsible for things that happened; it can also be used satirically)
- Synonyms: palibhasa, gawa kasi, kasi naman
- Kawasa sa iyo, 'di ka kaagad natulog nang maaga, tinanghali ka tuloy ng gising.
- That's because of [your doing]; you didn’t go to bed early, which is why you woke up late.
- Kawasa't matalino ako kaya nasagutan ko 'yun.
- Owing to I'm smart, that's why I was able to answer it.
- Kawasa, alam mong madami akong bitbit, sa akin mo pa pinadala, kaya huwag mo 'kong sinisisi dini.
- That’s because of [your doing], knowing I have so many loads, but you still made me carry those things, so don’t blame me here.
- Kawasa ka, pinanood mo pa yung nakakaaduwang palabas.
- It's your doing because you watched the disgusting show.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kawasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 563: “Sufrir) Cavaſa (pp) trabajos o otra coſa”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 103
Tausug[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa), ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).
Noun[edit]
kawasa
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/asaʔ
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/asa
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