anak-pawis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• anakpawis

Etymology

From anak +‎ pawis, literally “child of sweat”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˌnak ˈpawis/ [ʔɐˌn̪ak ˈpaː.wɪs]
• Rhymes: -awis
• Syllabification: a‧nak-pa‧wis

Noun

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. child of the laboring class; common man

Adjective

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. born poor; poor by birth

Further reading

• “anak-pawis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “anakpawis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018