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magtaingang-kawali

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From mag- +‎ taingang-kawali.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maɡtaiˌŋaŋ kaˈwaliʔ/ [mɐɡ.t̪ɐ.ɪˌŋaŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ], (colloquial) /maɡˌteŋaŋ kaˈwaliʔ/ [mɐɡˌt̪ɛː.ŋɐŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ]
    • IPA(key): /maɡtaˌʔiŋaŋ kaˈwaliʔ/ [mɐɡ.t̪ɐˌʔiː.ŋɐŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ] (dated)
  • Rhymes: -aliʔ
  • Syllabification: mag‧ta‧i‧ngang-ka‧wa‧li

Verb

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magtaingáng-kawalì or magtaingang-kawali (complete nagtaingang-kawali, progressive nagtataingang-kawali, contemplative magtataingang-kawali, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜆᜌᜒᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ or ᜋᜄ᜔ᜆᜁᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ)

  1. to pretend to listen
    Synonym: magbingi-bingihan
    Huwag ka lang magtaingang-kawali sa mga sinasabi ng nanay mo.
    Don't just pretend to listen on what your mother is saying.

Conjugation

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