paghahawak ng loob

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paghahauac nang loob — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• paghahawak nang loob — archaic

Etymology

Literally, “handling one's inner feelings”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡhaˌhawak naŋ loˈʔob/ [pɐɡ.hɐˌhaː.wɐk n̪ɐn̪ loˈʔob̚]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: pag‧ha‧ha‧wak ng lo‧ob

Noun

paghahawak ng loób (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔) (idiomatic, obsolete)

1. continence; moderation; patience

   Synonym: pasensiya

Related terms

• hawakan ang kalooban
• maghawak ng loob

Further reading

• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 306.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier