magwala

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ wala.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡwaˈlaʔ/ [mɐɡ.wɐˈlaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: mag‧wa‧la

Verb

magwalâ (complete nagwala, progressive nagwawala, contemplative magwawala, 2nd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜏᜎ)

  1. to escape bondage or imprisonment
  2. to act out (to express one's feelings through disruptive actions)
  3. to go ballistic (to become extremely angry or irrational, to fly in a rage)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for magwala
affix mag- / ᜋᜄ᜔
root word wala / ᜏᜎ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜏᜎ
complete nagwala / ᜈᜄ᜔ᜏᜎ
progressive nagwawala / ᜈᜄ᜔ᜏᜏᜎ
nagawala1 / ᜈᜄᜏᜎ
contemplative magwawala / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜏᜏᜎ
magawala1 / ᜋᜄᜏᜎ
gawala1 / ᜄᜏᜎ
recently
complete
formal kawawala / ᜃᜏᜏᜎ
kapagwawala / ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜏᜎ
informal kakawala / ᜃᜃᜏᜎ
kakapagwala / ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜎ
kapapagwala / ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜎ
imperative 1 / ᜋᜄ᜔ᜏᜎ

1 Dialectal use only.


Further reading

  • magwala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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