pandiwari

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of pandiwa (“verb”) +‎ wari (“seem”). However, some sources state the word is a blend of pandiwa (“verb”) +‎ pang-uri (“adjective”).

Coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pandiˈwaɾiʔ/ [pɐn̪.d̪ɪˈwaː.ɾɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
• Syllabification: pan‧di‧wa‧ri

Noun

pandiwarì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜏᜇᜒ) (grammar)

1. verbal

   Synonym: berbal

2. (by extension) participle

   Synonyms: pang-uring makadiwa, partisipyo

3. (by extension) gerund

   Synonyms: pandiwang makangalan, herundiyo

4. (by extension) infinitive

   Synonyms: pawatas, impinitibo

Related terms

• panlaping makadiwari

Further reading

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