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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish pues, from Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post.
Pronunciation
Interjection
puwes
- all right (used as a general lead-in or beginning)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pues.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈes/,
- Hyphenation: pu‧wes
Interjection
puwés (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
- Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well
Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban? Puwes, nagkakamali ka.- Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.
"Ayoko ng gulo." "Puwes, ako rin."- "I don't like trouble." "Well, me neither."
Further reading
- “puwes”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018