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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Adjective
waráy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜇᜌ᜔)
- dilapidated; fallen into disrepair
- Synonym: wasak
Noun
waray (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜇᜌ᜔)
- condition of being dilapidated or fallen into disrepair
- Synonyms: wasak, pagkawasak
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Etymology
From Proto-Bisayan *waday, from *wadaq + *-y, from Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Cognate with Cebuano walay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wa‧ray
- IPA(key): /waˈɾaj/
Pronoun
waray
- nothing