"kaawa-awa" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /kaˌʔawaʔ ˈʔawaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /kaˌʔawa(ʔ) ˈʔawaʔ/ (note: with glottal stop elision), [kɐˌʔaː.waː ˈʔaː.wɐʔ] (note: with glottal stop elision) Forms: kaawà-awà [canonical], ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ [Baybayin], caauaaua [alternative]
Rhymes: -awaʔ Etymology: From ka- + reduplication of awa. Etymology templates: {{prefix|tl|ka}} ka- +, {{rdp|tl|awa|nocap=1}} reduplication of awa Head templates: {{tl-adj|kaawà-awà|b=+}} kaawà-awà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ)
  1. pitiful; pitiable Synonyms: kawawa, kahabag-habag, basang-sisiw [idiomatic] Derived forms: kawawa, wawa
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      "ipa": "/kaˌʔawa(ʔ) ˈʔawaʔ/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kɐˌʔaː.waː ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ",
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    },
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      "form": "caauaaua",
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    },
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    },
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