bawas

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧was
  • IPA(key): /baˈwas/

Adjective

bawás

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

Maranao

Verb

bawas

  1. to overcome

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

bawas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. reduction
    Synonym: awas
  2. discount; cut
    Synonyms: diskuwento, tawad

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Adjective

bawás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. reduced; subtracted; decreased
  2. discounted

Further reading

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

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