dawaksa

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dawakˈsaʔ/ [d̪ɐ.wɐkˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: da‧wak‧sa

Adjective

dawaksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜃ᜔ᜐ) (dialectal, Quezon)

1. extravagant; lavish; wasteful

   Synonyms: maaksaya, mapagtapon, mapaglustay, mapagsayang, mapagwaldas, bulagsak, alibugha, gastador, aksayado, mapag-aksaya, prodigal, masakmata, buyaya, (colloquial) tampalasan, (obsolete) salaula, (obsolete) labhasa

Further reading

• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 107