bawas

See also: Bawas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧was
• IPA^(key): /baˈwas/, [baˈwas]

Adjective

bawás

1. sterile, impotent, unable to procreate, incapable of sexual intercourse

   Synonym: baog

Maranao

Verb

bawas

1. to overcome

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbawas/ [ˈba.wɐs] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awas
  • IPA^(key): /baˈwas/ [bɐˈwas] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ba‧was

Noun

bawas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜐ᜔)

1. reduction

   Synonym: awas

2. discount; cut

   Synonyms: diskuwento, tawad

Derived terms

• bawasan
• bawasin
• dagdag-bawas
• kabawasan
• mabawasan
• makabawas
• pabawas
• pagbabawas

 

See also

• dagdag

Adjective

bawás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜐ᜔)

1. reduced; subtracted; decreased
2. discounted

Further reading

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