waldas

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Spanish guardas (“you save, clean, put away”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /walˈdas/ [wɐlˈd̪as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: wal‧das

Noun

waldás (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

1. squandering; wasteful or extravagant expenditure, malversation or misappropriation of funds

   Synonyms: aksaya, buhaha, lustay, paglustay

Derived terms

• magwaldas
• mangwaldas
• mapagwaldas
• mawaldas
• waldasin

Adjective

waldás (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

1. squandered; spent wastefully or extravagantly; misappropriated (of funds)

   Synonyms: bulagsak, extrabagante, gastador, labusak, luhoso, walang-hinayang, lustay

Further reading

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