langawin

Tagalog

Etymology

From langaw + -in. The sense "to flop" is an ellipsis of langawin ang paninda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈŋawin/, [lɐˈŋa.wɪn]
  • Hyphenation: la‧nga‧win

Verb

langawin (complete nilangaw, progressive nilalangaw, contemplative lalangawin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to cover with flies
  2. (of a product, event, etc.) to fail commercially; to flop

Conjugation

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