wasak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uasac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwasak/ [ˈwaː.sɐk̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asak
  • IPA^(key): /waˈsak/ [wɐˈsak̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: wa‧sak

Noun

wasak (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐᜃ᜔)

1. ruins; destruction; damage

   Synonyms: guho, sira, wakwak, walat, giba

2. act of destroying something completely

   Synonyms: pagwasak, pagwawasak, walat, pagwalat, pagwawalat, giba, paggiba, paggigiba

Derived terms

• iwasak
• magwasak
• magwasak ng puso
• mangwawasak
• mapangwasak
• mawasak
• pagkawasak
• pagwasak
• pagwawasak
• wasakin

 

Adjective

wasák (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐᜃ᜔)

1. completely destroyed; ruined; broken; wrecked

   Synonyms: tibag, walat, giba, sira, giba

2. (colloquial) wasted (very drunk or stoned)

   Synonyms: basag, (slang,dated) mom jeans

Derived terms

• magkawasak-wasak
• pusong wasak
• wasak-wasak

 

References

• “wasak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• wakas