"kawalang-" meaning in Tagalog

See kawalang- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /kawaˈlaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐ.wɐˈlaŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: kawaláng- [canonical], ᜃᜏᜎᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog wala Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an Tagalog ka- -an Tagalog kawalaan Tagalog kawal-an Tagalog kawalan Tagalog -ng Tagalog -g Tagalog kawalang- From kawalan + -g. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|kawalan|-g|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog wala Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an Tagalog ka- -an Tagalog kawalaan Tagalog kawal-an Tagalog kawalan Tagalog -ng Tagalog -g Tagalog kawalang- [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ka- -an", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kawalaan", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kawal-an", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kawalan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "-ng", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "-g", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kawalang-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="kawalang-"> From kawalan + -g. Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|kawaláng-|b=+}} kawaláng- (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎᜅ᜔)
  1. (added to nouns) lack or absence of something Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-kawalang--tl-prefix-FPiQQnbZ Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -g, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Derived forms: kawalang-amoy, kawalang-asawa, kawalang-awa, kawalang-bagay, kawalang-bait, kawalang-buhay, kawalang-galang, kawalang-galangan, kawalang-habag, kawalang-halaga, kawalang-hirap, kawalang-hiya, kawalang-hustisya, kawalang-ingat, kawalang-ingay, kawalang-isip, kawalang-kaalaman, kawalang-kabuluhan, kawalang-kakayahan, kawalang-kamatayan, kawalang-karangalan, kawalang-kasiguraduhan, kawalang-kasiyahan, kawalang-katapatan, kawalang-katapusan, kawalang-katarungan, kawalang-katibayan, kawalang-katotohanan, kawalang-katunayan, kawalang-kaya, kawalang-kita, kawalang-kulay, kawalang-kusa, kawalang-laman, kawalang-lasa, kawalang-linaw, kawalang-liwanag, kawalang-lunas, kawalang-malay, kawalang-muwang, kawalang-muwangan, kawalang-nalalaman, kawalang-pag-asa, kawalang-pagmamaliw, kawalang-pananampalataya, kawalang-paniwala, kawalang-pinag-aralan, kawalang-puso, kawalang-sawa, kawalang-sigla, kawalang-sikap, kawalang-tatag, kawalang-tibay, kawalang-tigil, kawalang-tiwala, kawalang-tiyaga, kawalang-tulog, kawalang-utang na loob
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        "2": ":af",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "kawalang-bagay"
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          "word": "kawalang-bait"
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        {
          "word": "kawalang-buhay"
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        {
          "word": "kawalang-galang"
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          "word": "kawalang-habag"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "kawalang-ingat"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawalang-ingay"
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        {
          "word": "kawalang-isip"
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          "word": "kawalang-kaalaman"
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          "word": "kawalang-kabuluhan"
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          "word": "kawalang-kakayahan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawalang-kamatayan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawalang-karangalan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawalang-kasiguraduhan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawalang-kasiyahan"
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          "word": "kawalang-katapatan"
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          "word": "kawalang-katapusan"
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          "word": "kawalang-katarungan"
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          "word": "kawalang-katibayan"
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          "word": "kawalang-katotohanan"
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          "word": "kawalang-katunayan"
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          "word": "kawalang-kaya"
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          "word": "kawalang-kita"
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          "word": "kawalang-kulay"
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          "word": "kawalang-kusa"
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          "word": "kawalang-laman"
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          "word": "kawalang-lasa"
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          "word": "kawalang-linaw"
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          "word": "kawalang-liwanag"
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          "word": "kawalang-pananampalataya"
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          "word": "kawalang-pinag-aralan"
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          "word": "kawalang-puso"
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          "word": "kawalang-sawa"
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          "word": "kawalang-sigla"
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          "word": "kawalang-sikap"
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          "word": "kawalang-tatag"
        },
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          "word": "kawalang-tibay"
        },
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          "word": "kawalang-tigil"
        },
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          "word": "kawalang-tiwala"
        },
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          "word": "kawalang-tiyaga"
        },
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}
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    {
      "word": "kawalang-amoy"
    },
    {
      "word": "kawalang-asawa"
    },
    {
      "word": "kawalang-awa"
    },
    {
      "word": "kawalang-bagay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kawalang-bait"
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    {
      "word": "kawalang-buhay"
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      "word": "kawalang-galang"
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      "word": "kawalang-galangan"
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      "word": "kawalang-habag"
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    {
      "word": "kawalang-halaga"
    },
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      "word": "kawalang-hirap"
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      "word": "kawalang-hiya"
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      "word": "kawalang-hustisya"
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      "word": "kawalang-pananampalataya"
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      "word": "kawalang-paniwala"
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      "word": "kawalang-pinag-aralan"
    },
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      "word": "kawalang-puso"
    },
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      "word": "kawalang-sawa"
    },
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      "word": "kawalang-sikap"
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      "word": "kawalang-tibay"
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      "word": "kawalang-tigil"
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      "ipa": "/kawaˈlaŋ/",
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}

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