Tawag

to call / callverb / noun

Alternative meanings

to call someonento name or call somethingnto make a phone callna call, depending on context

Pronunciation

TAH-wahg

Root and affixes

Base form: tawag. It can work as a verb meaning to call and as a noun meaning a call.

Variants or conjugations

motawag = will call / is going to callnnagtawag = is callingngitawag = was calledntawagi = call someonentawagon = to call or be called

Related words and expressions

ngalan = namentelepono = telephonentubag = answernsulti = saynpangutana = ask

Meaning and usage notes

Used both for calling a person and making a phone call. It is also used in phrases like “unsa imong tawag ani?” to ask what something is called.