the 25th letter of the Filipino alphabet.

the monosyllabic pronunciation of the letter W in the Filipino alphabet.

1. the loud cry made by a small child when injured or feeling pain.

2. an expression used to give one a surprise or a startle.
→ BULAGÂ!

3. an expression used to deride, ridicule, mock, or taunt.

true, sincere, faithful.
wagás na pagsinta, sincere love
→ DALÍSAY, TÚNAY

the shaking of something to clean it off.
→ PAGPÁG, WAGWÁG

1. waving or fluttering in the air (e.g., flag, leaves, etc.).

2. waving motion of the hand or of something held by the hand.

• • wagaywáyan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  the fluttering, waving, and swaying (of several flags, hands, the leaves and branches of a tree, and the like).
• • iwagaywáy:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cause to wave.
• • iwagaywáy:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to wave, as one's held hands.
• • wagaywayán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to make a signal by waving the hand or something held by the hand.
• • nakawagaywáy:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  fluttering in the air.

victory, triumph.
→ PANÁLO, TAGUMPÁY

• • magwagî:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to win; to triumph; to be victorious.

misplacement; mislaying.

• • pagkawaglít:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of misplacement or mislaying.
• • iwaglít:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cause a thing to be lost or misplaced.
• • mawaglít:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to be misplaced or mislaid.
• • mawaglít:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  (in mind) to forget; to fade from one’s thoughts or memory.

a first-class white rice that swells well when cooked.

the act of shaking off; flicking or dusting off things that cling to an object.
→ PAGPÁG, WAGAWÁG

• • iwagwág, wagwagín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to shake off something to remove the dust, water, etc.

Philippine thrift shop.
→ ÚKAY-ÚKAY

slashed, gored.

a long rip or tear.
→ WAKWÁK

1. removal of floating debris.

2. the act of opening curtains on doors or windows.

3. the act of parting hair; parted hair.

(Colloquial) resourceful; ingenious.
→ MADISKÁRTE, MAPAMARAÁN, MARÚNONG, TÚSO

1. isolation or abandonment to the mercy of the elements or one’s fate.

2. a falling into disrepute.

1. finale, end, conclusion, termination.
wakás ng kuwento, end of the story
→ DÚLO, KATAPUSÁN, PAGTATAPÓS

2. (Figurative) death, demise.
Dumating ang wakás ni Berting pagkatapos nang matagal na pagkakasakít. Death finally came to Berting after a long bout of illness.

• • pangwakás :
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  final; concluding; ending; last part of something.
• • pagwawakás :
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of finale, end, conclusion, termination.
• • magwakás :
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to end up; to culminate.

to adjourn, to finish; to put an end to.
Wakasán mo na ang kuwento. Conclude the story

1. falling into a disgraceful situation.

2. exile; expatriation.
→ DESTIYÉRO

3. abandonment; desertion.

• • pagkawakáwak:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of falling into a disgraceful situation.

1. the act of jerking away from one's hold.

2. the act of shaking off to get rid of something that clings.

3. renouncement; elimination.
→ TALÍKOD

• • iwaksí:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to jerk away from one's hold.
• • iwaksí:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to jerk and get rid of something that clings to the body.
• • iwaksí:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to renounce; to eliminate; to discard; to get rid of.

ripped or torn violently or forcibly, with or having a violent tear or rip.
wakwák na dibdíb, wrecked chest

long rough tear; laceration.
May wakwák ang kaniyang bag. His/Her bag has a long tear.
→ WÁHAK

no one, nobody, not anyone.
Waláng dumalo sa pulong. Nobody attended the meeting.

(Archaic) ocean, high sea, gulf.

nowhere, not anywhere.
walâng mapuntahan, nowhere to go

• • pagkawalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  becoming lost or extinct; disappearance; sudden or unexplained loss.
• • pagkawalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  lack or absence, as of trust, love, etc.
• • pagkawalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  being mislaid or misplaced; being lost temporarily.
• • mawalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to get lost.

1. absent; not present.
Walâ siya kahapon. He/She was absent yesterday.
→ ÁBSENT

2. without, lacking, not with; not available.
Gusto ko ng kapeng waláng asukal. I like coffee without sugar.

3. zero.
Walâ akong nakuha sa Matematika. I got zero in Mathematics.

4. broke.
Talagang waláng-walâ ako ngayon. I really am broke today.

• • kawalán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  lack, insufficiency, absence.
• • pagkawalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  being lost, as of one's property, right.
• • kawalán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  (Figurative) poverty; indigence.
• • iwalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cause to lose.

left out; omitted; excluded.

invalid; void; null.
→ IMBÁLIDÓ

unrelenting; ruthless; unrestrained.

eternal; endless.
→ ÍMPINIDÁD, IMPÍNITÓ, PERPÉTWAL

shameless; brazen; insolent.
→ SIMBERGUWÉNSA, GARAPÁL

very silent (s.o. a person).

unrelated; irrelevant; having nothing to do with.
waláng-kinaláman sa paksa, unrelated to the topic

unfading; timeless; enduring; ever-reliable.
waláng-kúpas na husay sa pag-awit, unfading excellence in singing

useless; worthless.
→ INÚTIL, WALÁNG-SAYSÁY, WALÁNG-SILBÍ

ill-mannered; rude; impolite.
→ BARUMBÁDO, GARAPÁL, HARAGÁN

meaningless; pointless; worthless; insignificant.
→ INÚTIL, WALÁNG-KUWÉNTA, WALÁNG-SILBÍ

useless; worthless.
→ HAMPÁS-LUPÀ, INÚTIL, WALÁNG-KUWÉNTA, WALÁNG-SAYSÁY

destroyed; broken into pieces.
Walát na walát ang bulsa ng mamang nadukutan. The pocket of the man who was pickpocketed is completely destroyed.
→ SIRÂ, WASÁK

the state or condition of being completely destroyed.
Hindi na mabása ang libro dahil sa pagkawálat nito. The book can no longer be read due to being completely destroyed.
→ WÁSAK

• • walátin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to destroy entirely; to tear into pieces.