langawin

Tagalog

Etymology

From langaw +‎ -in. The sense "to flop" is an ellipsis of langawin ang paninda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈŋawin/, [lɐˈŋa.wɪn]
• Hyphenation: la‧nga‧win

Verb

langawin (complete nilangaw, progressive nilalangaw, contemplative lalangawin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

1. to cover with flies
2. (of a product, event, etc.) to fail commercially; to flop

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for langawin

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	langaw ᜎᜅᜏ᜔		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
langawin ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔	nilangaw ᜈᜒᜎᜅᜏ᜔	nilalangaw ᜈᜒᜎᜎᜅᜏ᜔ inalangaw1 ᜁᜈᜎᜅᜏ᜔	lalangawin ᜎᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔ alangawin1 ᜀᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔	langawin ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔ langaw1 ᜎᜅᜏ᜔ langawa1 ᜎᜅᜏ
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “langawin” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021