gawak

gawak

Malay

Verb

gawak

1. (dialectal, Sambas) fail

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Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ga‧wak
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡawak/, [ˈɡa.wɐk]

Noun

gawak

1. big rip; big rent (of cloth, etc.)

   Synonyms: wahak, wakwak

2. wide crack; fissure
3. wasting of funds; misappropriation of money or property

   Synonyms: aksaya, sayang

Derived terms

• gawakin
• gumawak
• pagkagawak

 

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ga‧wak
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈwak/, [ɡɐˈwak]

Adjective

gawák

1. having a big rip, rent, or crack

   Synonyms: wahak, wakwak, windang