hawakan

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From hawak +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈwakan/ [hɐˈwaː.xɐn̪] (verb) Rhymes: -akan IPA(key): /hawaˈkan/ [hɐ.wɐˈxan̪] (noun) Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ha‧wa‧kan === Verb === hawakan (complete hinawakan, progressive hinahawakan, contemplative hahawakan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔) to hold (in one's hand) Synonyms: tanganan, tabanan, (obsolete) hutan to touch to hold on to; to take a hold on Synonym: kapitan to take under one's management or responsibility Synonyms: pangasiwaan, pamahalaan to take as one's common-law wife ==== Conjugation ==== === Noun === hawakán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃᜈ᜔) handle (of knives, chisels, etc.) Synonyms: puluhan, manggo part of an object one grasps with one's hand (as of umbrellas, cups, canes, etc.) Synonyms: tatangnan, manggo, (obsolete) huhutan part of an object one holds on to (as of handrails, etc.) Synonyms: gabay, kapitan ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “hawakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018