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ayaw

Pronunciation: /ˈʔajaw/

“ayaw” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to not want; to not like

noun

  1. dislike; aversion; distaste
  2. act of refusing; refusal
  3. act of giving up
  4. part; proportion (of each one)
  5. distribution of a part or proportion
  6. act of leaving something (either on purpose or accidentally)
  7. forgetting
  8. game with small shells

adjective

  1. unwanted; not liked
  2. loath; averse to; unwilling to

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw (“do not”). Cognate with Cebuano ayáw (“do not”). Compare also Javanese ꦲꦪ꧀ꦮ (aywa, “do not”) and Old Javanese haywa (“do not”).

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