pandiwa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pan- +‎ diwa.

Coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939. Previously, a calque of Spanish sustantivo (“noun”) in Mamerto Paglinawan's Balarilang Tagalog (Tagalog Grammar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /panˈdiwaʔ/ [pɐn̪ˈd̪iː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iwaʔ
• Syllabification: pan‧di‧wa

Noun

pandiwà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜏ) (grammar)

1. verb
2. (obsolete) noun; noun substantive

Derived terms

• pandiwang katawanin
• pandiwang palipat
• pandiwang pampakiusap
• pandiwang pantulong
• pandiwang pangawing
• pandiwang pawatas
• pandiwari

Further reading

• “pandiwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “pandiwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018