patawanin

Tagalog

Etymology

From patawa + -nin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pataˈwanin/, [pɐ.tɐˈwa.nɪn]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧wa‧nin

Verb

patawanin (complete pinatawa, progressive pinatatawa, contemplative patatawanin, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜏᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to be made laugh
    Mabilis patawanin ng payaso ang mga bata.
    The clown fastly makes the children laugh.
    (literally, “The children were quick to be made laugh by the clown.”)

Inflection

See also

  • patawahin
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