anak-pawis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

anakpawis

Etymology

From anak +‎ pawis, literally “child of sweat”.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: anak-pa‧wis

IPA^(key): /ʔaˌnak ˈpawis/, [ʔɐˌnak ˈpa.wɪs]

Noun

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

child of the laboring class; common man

Adjective

anák-pawis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

born poor; poor by birth

Further reading

KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“anakpawis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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