hawakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From hawak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /haˈwakan/ [hɐˈwaː.xɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -akan
  • IPA^(key): /hawaˈkan/ [hɐ.wɐˈxan̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ha‧wa‧kan

Verb

hawakan (complete hinawakan, progressive hinahawakan, contemplative hahawakan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

1. to hold (in one's hand)

   Synonyms: tanganan, tabanan

   Hawakan mo nga muna 'tong papel saglit.

   Could you hold this paper for a moment, please?

2. to touch

   Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.

   He touched my hand.

3. to hold on to; to take a hold on

   Synonym: kapitan

4. to take under one's management or responsibility

   Synonyms: pangasiwaan, pamahalaan

5. to take as one's common-law wife

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for hawakan (Class I) - um/an object verb

Root word				hawak
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	humawak	humawak	humahawak nahawak2	hahawak mahawak2	kahahawak1 kakahawak
Object	-an	hawakan	hinawakan	hinahawakan inahawakan2	hahawakan ahawakan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	paghawakan	pinaghawakan	pinapaghawakan pinaghahawakan	papaghawakan paghahawakan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	ihawak	inihawak	inihahawak	ihahawak	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipanghawak	ipinanghawak	ipinapanghawak	ipapanghawak	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikahawak	ikinahawak	ikinahahawak1 ikinakahawak	ikahahawak1 ikakahawak	⁠—
	i-3	ihawak	inihawak	inihahawak	ihahawak	⁠—
Measurement	i-	ihawak	inihawak	inihahawak	ihahawak	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpahawak	nagpahawak	nagpapahawak	magpapahawak	⁠kapahahawak1 kapapahawak kapagpapahawak kakapahawak
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pahawakin	pinahawak	pinahahawak pinapahawak	pahahawakin papahawakin	⁠—
Object	⁠ pa- -an	pahawakan	pinahawakan	pinapahawakan pinahahawakan	papahawakan pahahawakan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpahawak	ipinagpahawak	ipinagpapahawak1 ipinapagpahawak	ipagpapahawak1 ipapagpahawak	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpahawak	ikinapagpahawak	ikinapagpapahawak1 ikinakapagpahawak	ikapagpapahawak1 ikakapagpahawak	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpahawakan	pinagpahawakan	pinagpapahahawakan1 pinapagpahawakan	pagpapahahawakan1 papagpahawakan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papaghawakan	pinapaghawakan	pinapapaghawakan	papapaghawakan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makahawak	nakahawak	nakahahawak1 nakakahawak	makahahawak1 makakahawak
	mapa-2	mapahawak	napahawak	napahahawak1 napapahawak	mapahahawak1 mapapahawak
Object	⁠ ma- -an	mahawakan	nahawakan	nahahawakan	mahahawakan
Benefactive	mai-	maihawak	naihawak	naihahawak	maihahawak
Causative	maika-	maikahawak	naikahawak	naikahahawak1 naikakahawak naiikahawak	naikahahawak1 naikakahawak naiikahawak
	mai-	maihawak	naihawak	naihahawak	maihahawak
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapaghawakan	napaghawakan	napaghahawakan1 napapaghawakan	mapaghahawakan1 mapapaghawakan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpahawak	nakapagpahawak	nakapagpapahawak1 nakakapagpahawak	makapagpapahawak1 makakapagpahawak
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapahawak	napahawak	napahahawak1 napapahawak	mapahahawak1 mapapahawak
Object	⁠ mapa- -an	mapahawakan	napahawakan	napahahawakan1 napapahawakan	mapahahawakan1 mapapahawakan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpahawak	naipagpahawak	naipagpapahawak1 naipapagpahawak naiipagpahawak	maipagpapahawak1 maipapagpahawak maiipagpahawak
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpahawak	naikapagpahawak	naikapagpapahawak1 naikakapagpahawak naiikapagpahawak	maikapagpapahawak1 maikakapagpahawak maiikapagpahawak
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpahawakan	napagpahawakan	napagpapahahawakan1 napapagpahawakan	mapagpapahahawakan1 mapapagpahawakan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapaghawakan	napapaghawakan	napapapaghawakan	mapapapaghawakan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makihawak	nakihawak	nakikihawak	makikihawak
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpahawak	nakipagpahawak	nakikipagpahawak	makikipagpahawak

Noun

hawakán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

1. handle (of knives, chisels, etc.)

   Synonyms: puluhan, manggo

2. part of an object one grasps with one's hand (as of umbrellas, cups, canes, etc.)

   Synonyms: tatangnan, manggo

3. part of an object one holds on to (as of handrails, etc.)

   Synonyms: gabay, kapitan

See also

• agaradera

 

Further reading

• “hawakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018