puwes

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish pues, from Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pu‧wes

Interjection[edit]

puwes

  1. all right (used as a general lead-in or beginning)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pues.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /puˈes/, [ˈpwɛs]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧wes

Interjection[edit]

puwés (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well
    Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban? Puwes, nagkakamali ka.
    Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.
    "Ayoko ng gulo." "Puwes, ako rin."
    "I don't like trouble." "Well, me neither."

Further reading[edit]

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