Meaning of "awa"

awa •

n.
• • grace, pity, charity, compassion

v.
• • maawa (ma-) to take pity. Maawa ka sa akin. Pity me.

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heartless

adj.
• • 1. unfeeling: walang puso, walang awa
  • 2. cruel: malupit

heart

n.
• • 1. the part of the body that pumps the blood: puso
  • 2. compassion, mercy: awa, pagkaawa, habag, pagkahabag adv. with all ones heart, sincerely: nang buong puso, nang buong katapatan, nang tapat sa loob, nang taos-puso

unkind

adj.
• • harsh, cruel: malupit, masungit, walang awa, walang habag, nakasasakit

sorry

adj.
• • 1. feeling sad: nalulungkot, nagdaramdam
  • 2. wretched, poor, pitiful: kaawa-awa, nakaaawa
  • 3. feeling regret or penitence: nagsisisi, pinagsisisihan

poor

adj.
• • 1. having a few things or nothing: mahirap, maralita, dukha, pobre
  • 2. not good in quality, lacking something: hindi (di) mabuti, masama, mahina, walang kuwenta, hindi magaling
  • 3. unfortunate, needing pity: kaawa-awa, kahabag-habag
  • 4. lowly, common, insignificant: aba, hamak

n.
• • poor people: ang mga mahirap (pobre, dukha, maralita, dahop, salat)

hard

adj.
• • 1. not soft, not yielding to touch: matigas
  • 2. not yielding to influence, stern: mahigpit, istrikto, mabagsik
  • 3. not easy, needing much ability, effort or time: mahirap, mabigat
  • 4. severe, causing pain, trouble, care, etc.: gipit, mahirap, napakahirap
  • 5. not pleasant, harsh: matigas
  • 6. not too much moved by feelings: matigas ang puso, walang awa
  • 7. strong: malakas, matindi

lenient

adj.
• • 1. not severe: dimahigpit
  • 2. merciful: awa, pagkamaawain
  • 3. kindness: kabaitan
  • 4. mildness: kaamuan, pagkamaamo

massacre

n.
• • a wholesale, ruthless slaughter of people or animals: pagpuksa, pamumuksa

v.
• • to kill the helpless in large numbers: puksain, pagpapatayin (nang walang awa)

cruel

adj.
• • 1. giving pain to others, hardhearted: malupit, mabagsik
  • 2. merciless: walang awa, walang habag