pagpahawa
expulsion; removalnoun
- Alternative meanings
act of expelling; kicking someone out; removing someone from a place; expulsion from school, work, a group, or community; eviction depending on context
- Pronunciation
pahg-pah-HAH-wah
- Root and affixes
From hawa, to leave or move away, with pa- to make someone leave and pag- to form the action noun.
- Variants or conjugations
pagpahawa = expulsion; pahawa = to make leave or kick out; papahawaon = to expel; gipahawa = was expelled; palayas = to drive away
- Related words and expressions
leave, go out, expel, remove, punishment, school, work
- Meaning and usage notes
Use it for expulsion from a class, school, job, place, or group. In migration or legal context, deportasyon may be more specific if the meaning is deportation.
Ang pagpahawa sa estudyante nahitabo human sa insidente.
The expulsion of the student happened after the incident.
Dili sayon ang pagpahawa sa usa ka miyembro sa grupo.
The expulsion of a group member is not easy.