pawis

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Kavalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

pawis

  1. edge

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Southern Luzon axis *pawəs (“sweat”). Compare Kapampangan pauas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpawis/, [ˈpa.wɪs] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /paˈwis/, [pɐˈwis] (adjective)
  • Hyphenation: pa‧wis

Noun[edit]

pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. perspiration; sweat
  2. vapor
  3. flow; drip; exudation
  4. (figurative) work; labor

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pawís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. sweaty

Further reading[edit]

  • “pawis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams[edit]

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