paiwa

See also: päiwä

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ iwa.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /paˈʔiwaʔ/ [pɐˈʔi.wɐʔ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -iwaʔ
    • IPA(key): /paʔiˈwaʔ/ [pɐ.ʔɪˈwaʔ] (adverb)
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧i‧wa

Noun

paiwà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜁᜏ)

  1. (orthography) grave accent, used to indicate a final glottal stop

Adverb

paiwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜁᜏ)

  1. slantingly moving from left to right downward

Further reading
  • “paiwa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “paiwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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