hawakan

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Tagalog

Etymology

From hawak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hawaˈkan/, (noun)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧wa‧kan

Verb

hawakan (complete hinawakan, progressive hinahawakan, contemplative hahawakan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to hold (in one's hand)
    Synonyms: tanganan, tabanan
    Hawakan mo nga muna 'tong papel saglit.
    Could you hold this paper for a moment, please?
  2. to touch
    Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.
    He touched my hand.
  3. to hold on to; to take a hold on
    Synonym: kapitan
  4. to take under one's management or responsibility
    Synonyms: pangasiwaan, pamahalaan
  5. to take as one's common-law wife

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for hawakan (Class I) - um/an object verb
Root word hawak
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor -um- humawak humawak humahawak
nahawak2 		hahawak
mahawak2 		kahahawak1
kakahawak
Object -an hawakan hinawakan hinahawakan
inahawakan2 		hahawakan
ahawakan2 		—
Locative ⁠pag- -an paghawakan pinaghawakan pinapaghawakan
pinaghahawakan 		papaghawakan
paghahawakan 		⁠—
Benefactive i- ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
Instrument ipang- ipanghawak ipinanghawak ipinapanghawak ipapanghawak ⁠—
Causative ika- ikahawak ikinahawak ikinahahawak1
ikinakahawak 		ikahahawak1
ikakahawak 		⁠—
i-3 ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
Measurement i- ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.
Indirect (pa-) verb forms
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor magpa- magpahawak nagpahawak nagpapahawak magpapahawak ⁠kapahahawak1
kapapahawak
kapagpapahawak
kakapahawak
Actor-secondary pa- -in pahawakin pinahawak pinahahawak
pinapahawak 		pahahawakin
papahawakin 		⁠—
Object ⁠ pa- -an pahawakan pinahawakan pinapahawakan
pinahahawakan 		papahawakan
pahahawakan 		⁠—
Benefactive ipagpa- ipagpahawak ipinagpahawak ipinagpapahawak1
ipinapagpahawak 		ipagpapahawak1
ipapagpahawak 		⁠—
Causative ikapagpa- ikapagpahawak ikinapagpahawak ikinapagpapahawak1
ikinakapagpahawak 		ikapagpapahawak1
ikakapagpahawak 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pagpa- -an pagpahawakan pinagpahawakan pinagpapahahawakan1
pinapagpahawakan 		pagpapahahawakan1
papagpahawakan 		⁠—
⁠papag- -an papaghawakan pinapaghawakan pinapapaghawakan papapaghawakan ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.
Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
Direct action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor maka- makahawak nakahawak nakahahawak1
nakakahawak 		makahahawak1
makakahawak


mapa-2 mapahawak napahawak napahahawak1
napapahawak 		mapahahawak1
mapapahawak
Object ⁠ ma- -an mahawakan nahawakan nahahawakan mahahawakan
Benefactive mai- maihawak naihawak naihahawak maihahawak
Causative maika- maikahawak naikahawak naikahahawak1
naikakahawak
naiikahawak 		naikahahawak1
naikakahawak
naiikahawak
mai- maihawak naihawak naihahawak maihahawak
Locative ⁠mapag- -an mapaghawakan napaghawakan napaghahawakan1
napapaghawakan 		mapaghahawakan1
mapapaghawakan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor makapagpa- makapagpahawak nakapagpahawak nakapagpapahawak1
nakakapagpahawak 		makapagpapahawak1
makakapagpahawak
Actor-secondary mapa- mapahawak napahawak napahahawak1
napapahawak 		mapahahawak1
mapapahawak
Object ⁠ mapa- -an mapahawakan napahawakan napahahawakan1
napapahawakan 		mapahahawakan1
mapapahawakan
Benefactive maipagpa- maipagpahawak naipagpahawak naipagpapahawak1
naipapagpahawak
naiipagpahawak 		maipagpapahawak1
maipapagpahawak
maiipagpahawak
Causative maikapagpa- maikapagpahawak naikapagpahawak naikapagpapahawak1
naikakapagpahawak
naiikapagpahawak 		maikapagpapahawak1
maikakapagpahawak
maiikapagpahawak
Locative ⁠mapagpa- -an mapagpahawakan napagpahawakan napagpapahahawakan1
napapagpahawakan 		mapagpapahahawakan1
mapapagpahawakan
⁠mapapag- -an mapapaghawakan napapaghawakan napapapaghawakan mapapapaghawakan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.
Social (maki-) verb forms
Form Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Direct maki- makihawak nakihawak nakikihawak makikihawak
Indirect makipagpa- makipagpahawak nakipagpahawak nakikipagpahawak makikipagpahawak

Noun

hawakán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. handle (of knives, chisels, etc.)
    Synonyms: puluhan, manggo
  2. part of an object one grasps with one's hand (as of umbrellas, cups, canes, etc.)
    Synonyms: tatangnan, manggo
  3. part of an object one holds on to (as of handrails, etc.)
    Synonyms: gabay, kapitan
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