EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something reduced or lessened...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-BA-wa/
FIL: Ang paghiling o pagiging sanhi na bawasan ang dami, halaga, o tindi ng isang bagay.
EN: to have something reduced or lessened
This is the official verb for "pahingi ng discount." When you're at the palengke and you ask the tindera, "Ate, wala na bang bawas?" you're essentially asking her to *magpabawa* ng presyo. It's the art of the haggle, or asking your boss to lessen your workload.
From `mag-` + `pa-` + `bawa` (reduce), a variant of `bawas`.
ROOT MEANING: each; every
`Bawa` is less common than `bawas`, but `magpabawa` is used interchangeably with `magpabawas`.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang magpabawa sa bayarin sa kuryente sa pamamagitan ng pagtitipid.
🇺🇸 He tried to have the electricity bill reduced by saving energy.
🇵🇭 Nagpabawa siya ng dalang bagahe para hindi mag-excess baggage.
🇺🇸 She had the weight of her luggage reduced so as not to have excess baggage.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.