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Javanese
Romanization
wasto
- Nonstandard spelling of wasta. Romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦠ
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu, “real, right thing”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
wastô (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)
- proper; correct; right; in order
- Synonyms: tama, tumpak, ayos, nasa-ayos
Derived terms
Noun
wastô (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)
- what is right, correct, or proper
Further reading
- “wasto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 219
Tocharian B
Adverb
wasto
- again
- doubly, in two ways