balewala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

baliwala
bale wala
bale-wala

Etymology

From bale +‎ wala.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧le‧wa‧la

IPA^(key): /ˈbalewalaʔ/, [ˈba.le.wɐ.lɐʔ]

Adjective

bálewalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜏᜎ)

worthless; of no value; unimportant
Synonyms: walang-kuwenta, walang-saysay

Derived terms

balewalain
mabalewala
magbalewala
pambabalewala

Further reading

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

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