Pinawa (en. Brought forth)

pi-na-wa

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
An act of creating or giving birth to something.
The bringing forth of the new project brought many benefits to the community.
Ang pinawa ng bagong proyekto ay nagdala ng maraming benepisyo sa komunidad.
verb
The act of performing an action with a purpose or reason.
The action brought forth by the citizens resulted in a better condition for their town.
Ang pinawa ng mga mamamayan ay nagresulta sa mas magandang kalagayan ng kanilang bayan.

Common Phrases and Expressions

brought forth to God
An expression of hope or trust in a higher power.
pinawa sa Diyos

Related Words

pina
The root word meaning 'made' often used in different forms of verbs.
pina

Slang Meanings

sabotage
It's like the people just pinned him down at work, so he didn't progress.
Parang pinawa lang ng mga tao ang utak niya sa trabaho, kaya hindi siya umusad.
neglected
The project was just left hanging, no one really managed it.
Yung proyekto, parang pinawa na lang, wala na talagang nag-asikaso.
abandoned
This happened because everyone just abandoned the conversation.
Nangyari 'to kasi pinawa na lang ng lahat ang usapan.