"puwes" meaning in Tagalog

See puwes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /puˈes/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpwɛs] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: puwés [canonical], ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ [Baybayin], pwes [alternative]
Rhymes: -es Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pues. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|pues}} Borrowed from Spanish pues Head templates: {{tl-head|interjection|puwés|b=+}} puwés (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
  1. Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish pues.",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pu‧wes"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "pu‧wes"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "intj",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
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              34,
              39
            ]
          ],
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            [
              40,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.",
          "text": "Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban? Puwes, nagkakamali ka.",
          "translation": "Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.",
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        },
        {
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              18,
              23
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              25,
              29
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          ],
          "english": "\"I don't like trouble.\" \"Well, me neither.\"",
          "text": "\"Ayoko ng gulo.\" \"Puwes, ako rin.\"",
          "translation": "\"I don't like trouble.\" \"Well, me neither.\"",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well"
      ],
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        [
          "well",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "pwes",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pu‧wes"
  ],
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    {
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        "pu‧wes"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog interjections",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
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          "english": "Do you think the fight is already over? Well, you're wrong.",
          "text": "Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban? Puwes, nagkakamali ka.",
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        },
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              25,
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          "text": "\"Ayoko ng gulo.\" \"Puwes, ako rin.\"",
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        }
      ],
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        "Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation: well"
      ],
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          "well",
          "well"
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  ],
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    },
    {
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
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    }
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}

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