sawata

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sawaˈtaʔ/ [sɐ.wɐˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧wa‧ta

Noun

sawatâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏᜆ)

1. telling off (to stop what someone is doing or is planning to do)

   Synonyms: saway, pagsaway

2. prevention; check to stop

   Synonyms: pigil, pagpigil, pagpapahinto

3. condition of being checked or stopped (from continuing or developing further)

Derived terms

• masawata
• pagsawata
• panawata
• panawata
• sawatain
• sumawata
• tagasawata

 

Adjective

sawatâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏᜆ)

1. checked; stopped (from continuing or developing further)