Gawas

to go out / outsideverb / adverb / noun

Alternative meanings

to go outnoutsidenexteriornto leave a place or move outward

Pronunciation

GAH-wahs

Root and affixes

Base form: gawas. It can express outside/exterior or the action of going out depending on construction.

Variants or conjugations

mogawas = will go out / is going outnnagawas = went out / going outngawas sa = outside of / exceptnpagawas = to let out or bring outngawasnon = external or outside

Related words and expressions

sulod = enter / insidenawas = come out or overflow, depending on contextnlakaw = leave or walknadto = gonpultahan = door

Meaning and usage notes

Used for going out of a place or indicating outside. For “leave” as going away, “lakaw” may also fit depending on context.