Kaway (en. Wave)

ka-wai

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A gesture associated with the hand commonly done as a greeting or call.

He called me with a wave of his hand.

Nagtawag siya sa akin sa pamamagitan ng kaway ng kamay.

A way of saying goodbye or farewell.

She gave a wave before leaving.

Nagbigay siya ng kaway bago umalis.

Foreign term, derived from 'wave' in English.

Wave-wave!

Greeting or inviting others to engage.

Kaway-kaway!

hand

Part of the body used for making a wave.

kamay

greet

A way of speaking or interacting for greetings.

bati

shouting for attention

I keep waving at them but they aren't paying attention to me.

Kaway ako ng kaway sa kanila pero di nila ako pinapansin.

greeting or attention

Hey, bestie! What's up?

Kaway, besh! Anong balita?

friendly way of inviting

Let's wave at each other when we meet at the mall!

Kaway tayo pag nagkita tayo sa mall!