kaawa-awa

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === caauaaua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From ka- +‎ reduplication of awa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌʔawaʔ ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ] IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kaˌʔawa(ʔ) ˈʔawaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.waː ˈʔaː.wɐʔ] Rhymes: -awaʔ Syllabification: ka‧a‧wa-a‧wa === Adjective === kaawà-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ) pitiful; pitiable Synonyms: kawawa, kahabag-habag, (idiomatic) basang-sisiw ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kaawa-awa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018