kakawasaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

cacauasaan, cacavasaan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From kawasa +‎ ka- -an. Compare Maranao kakawasa'an (“wealth”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kakawasaˈʔan/ [kɐ.xɐ.wɐ.sɐˈʔan]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ka‧ka‧wa‧sa‧an

Noun

kakawasaán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜏᜐᜀᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

patience in suffering work
Synonyms: pasensiya, tiyaga, pagtitiis

Minamalaki ko ang kakawasaan mo.
I appreciate your patience.

References

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 458: “Paçiençia) Cacavaſaan (pc) ençufrir trabajos, abs) de cavaſa.”

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