agawin

Tagalog

Etymology

From agaw + -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡawin/ [ʔɐˈɣa.wɪn]
  • Rhymes: -awin
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧win

Verb

agawin (complete inagaw, progressive inaagaw, contemplative aagawin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to snatch away; to take away by force; to grab
    Synonyms: daklutin, sunggaban, haklitin
  2. to appropriate to take for oneself
    Synonym: kamkamin
  3. to kidnap
    Synonyms: kidnapin, dukutin, nakawin, itanan
  4. (colloquial) to save (from death)
    Synonyms: iligtas, sagipin

Conjugation

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