Meaning of "wala"

wala •

part.
• • not any, absent, nothing p

v.
• • there is none

v.
• • mawala (ma-) to be lost (missing), to disappear. Nawala ang pitaka ni Henry. Henry's wallet was lost.

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immature

adj.
• • 1. not fully developed: bata pa , mura pa, wala pa sa gulang
  • 2. not ripe: hilaw

outdated

adj.
• • out-of-date, oldfashioned: lipas na sa moda, wala na sa uso, wala (lipas) na sa panahon

order

n.
• • an order, a serving (of food) [var. orden]

v.
• • 1. to tell what to do, to command, to give an order: mag-utos, utusan, iutos, mag-atas, atasan, iatas, mag-orden, ordenan, iorden
  • 2. to put in order, to arrange: magayos, ayusin, isaayos, maghusay husayin
  • 3. to give (a store, etc.) an order for: pumedido, magpabilin, pabilin
  • 4. to decide: magpasiya, pasiyahan, ipasiya, gustuhin
  • 5. to place an order: mag-order, umorder, orderin

n.
• • 1. the way one thing follows another: pagkakasunud-sunod
  • 2. a condition in which every part or piece is in its right place: ayos, kaayusan, pagkakaayos
  • 3. condition, state: kaayusan, kalagayan
  • 4. state or condition of things in which the law is obeyed and there is no trouble: katiwasayan, katahimikan
  • 5. a command, telling what to do: utos, kautusan, orden, atas
  • 6. a paper saying that money is to be given or paid: hiropostal, money order
  • 7. a statement or list of things telling a store or tradesman what you wish sent: pedido, order
  • 8. in biology, a group in the classifying of plants and animals: grupo, angkan
  • 9. social rank, grade, or class: uri, klase
  • 10. rule, regulation: patakaran, tuntunin, alituntunin
  • 11. a brotherhood of monks, friars, or knights: orden
  • 12. by order: sa utos
  • 13. call to order, ask to be quiet and start work: magpatahimik, patahimikin (upang magsimula)
  • 14. in order, in the right arrangement: nasa ayos, maayos
  • 15. in order that, in order to, so that, with the aim that, for the purpose of: upang, sa hangaring, sa layuning
  • 16. made to order: pasadya, ipinasadya
  • 17. to order about or around, to send here and there, to tell to do this and that: utus-utusan, sugu-suguin
  • 18. order of the day, the way things are, the way people are doing things, the style: kalakaran, moda, uso, takbo
  • 19. out of order means (a) not working right: sira, may sira, may diperensiya (b) against the rules (of a meeting): labag sa tuntunin (c) in the wrong arrangement or condition: wala sa ayos, magulo

free

adj.
• • 1. loose, not fastened or shut up: malaya, libre
  • 2. not under anothers control, having liberty: malaya, libre
  • 3. without anything to pay: walang bayad, libre
  • 4. without, lacking: wala, ligtas
  • 5. depending on ones self, independent: malaya, mapagsarili
  • 6. exempt from: di saklaw

v.
• • 1. to let go, to let loose: magpakawala, pakawalan
  • 2. to make free: mapalaya, palayain
  • 3. to untie: kalagan
  • 4. to clear: magligtas, iligtas, makalabas, malabasan, labasan adv. without charge: nang walang bayad, nang libre

wanting

adj, prep.
• • 1. lacking: kulang, nagkukulang, kinukulang, kapos, kinakapos
  • 2. missing: wala, nawawala
  • 3. not coming up to a standard or need: kulang, kapos

way

n.
• • 1. a manner, style: moda, uso, kalakaran
  • 2. a means, method: paraan, pamamaraan, kaparaanan
  • 3. respect, particular: paraan, kaparaanan, bagay
  • 4. direction: gawi, dako, panig
  • 5. a coming or going, approaching: paglapit, pagtungo, pagpunta
  • 6. distance: layo, agwat, distansiya
  • 7. a path, road: daan, landas
  • 8. a space for passing or going ahead: puwang, lugar, daan, daanan
  • 9. a habit, custom: ugali, kaugalian, kinabihasnan, kilos, gawi, kinagawian
  • 10. ones wish, will: gusto, gusto, kagustuhan, ibig, sariling kalooban, sariling gusto
  • 11. a condition, state: lagay, kalagayan
  • 12. a course of life or action: pamumuhay, buhay
  • 13. by way of means (a) through, by the route of: sa pamamagitan ng daan sa (b) as, for: bilang, para
  • 14. to give way means (a) to retreat: umurong (b) yield: sumuko (c) to break down, to fail: bumagsak, mabagsak (d) to abandon oneself to emotion: magbigay-daan, bigyang-daan, hindi makapagpigil, hindi mapigilan (e) to allow to pass: magparaan, paraanin, tumabi, magbigay (bigyan) ng daan
  • 15. under way means (a) going on, in progress: kasalukuyang ginagawa, isinasagawa, ginagawa (b) in motion: lumalakad, tumatakbo, umaandar
  • 16. in ones way, interfering: nakasasagabal, nakahahadlang, humahadlang
  • 17. out of the way, far or not on the way: malayo sa daanan, wala sa dinaraanan
  • 18. ways and means: mga para-paraan, mga kaparaanan
  • 19. by the way: maiba ako, siyanga pala

absent

adj.
• • not present: liban, wala

v.
• • to be absent, to stay away: lumiban, hindi pumasok

helpless

adj.
• • 1. not able to help oneself: walang kaya
  • 2. feeble: mahina
  • 3. beyond remedy: wala nang lunas

not

adv.
• • 1. hindi
  • 2. not present, absent: wala
  • 3. not so: hindi gaano, hindi lubha, hindi masyado
  • 4. do not: huwag

careless

adj.
• • 1. without care or attention: hindi maingat, walang ingat, pabaya, mapagpabaya
  • 2. not thinking or watching what one is doing: hindi isinasaloob ang ginagawa, wala sa loob ang ginagawa
  • 3. neglectful: pabaya, mapagpabaya
  • 4. not caring or troubling: halaghag, busalsal

season

n.
• • 1. one of the four periods of the year: Spring: tagasibol. Summer or hot season: tag-init, tag-araw. Rainy season: tag-ulan. Winter: taglamig, tagginaw
  • 2. any period of time marked by something special: panahon
  • 3. suitable or fit time: kapanahunan, panahon

v.
• • 1. to improve the flavor of: magtimpla, timplahan, magrikado, rikaduhan
  • 2. to accustom, make used to: sumanay, sanayin
  • 3. in season and out of season: hindi panahon, wala sa panahon

nothing

pron.
• • not anything: wala

n.
• • 1. zero: wala, sero
  • 2. a thing (or person) of no importance or significance: bagay na (taong) walang halaga, walang anuman, walang bagay

salt

n.
• • a white substance found in the earth and in sea water: asin

v.
• • 1. to mix or sprinkle with salt: magasin, asnan
  • 2. to preserve with salt: magburo, buruhin
  • 3. worth ones salt, worth ones support, wages, etc.: bale-bale
  • 4. not worth ones salt: bale-wala

no

n.
• • a negative answer: hindi

adj.
• • not any, not a: wala adv. not in any degree: hindi na

n.
• • a vote against: kontra, tutol, laban

gone

adj.
• • 1. left: wala na, nakaalis na
  • 2. lost: nawala
  • 3. dead: patay na, pumanaw na
  • 4. used up: ubos na, naubos na

zero

n.
• • 1. naught: sero
  • 2. not any, none at all: wala

destitute

adj.
• • 1. very poor, lacking necessary food and clothing: hikahos, dahop, salat, napakadukha, dukhang-dukha, hirap na hirap
  • 2. entirely without: wala, walangwala

stale

adj.
• • 1. not fresh: luma, dati, laon
  • 2. referring to fish: bilasa
  • 3. for food that has become sour or spoiled: sira, panis
  • 4. for food, wine, etc., that has lost its good taste: lipas, wala nang lasa

unripe

adj.
• • 1. not ripe: hilaw, hindi pa hinog, hindi pa magulang
  • 2. immature: mura, wala pa sa (hustong) gulang

lacking

adj.
• • 1. not having enough: kulang, kapos
  • 2. without, not having: wala
  • 3. lacking in time: gahol, kulang (kapos) sa panahon

question

n.
• • 1. something that is asked: tanong, katanungan, ang itinatanong
  • 2. a problem: suliranin, problema

v.
• • 1. to ask in order to get information: magtanong, tanungin, itanong, mag-usisa, usisain
  • 2. to doubt: mag-alinlangan, pag-alinlanganan
  • 3. beyond question, without doubt: walang alinlangan, walang duda, hindi matatawaran
  • 4. beside the question, off the subject: labas sa pinag-uusapan, wala sa pinag-uusapan, di pinag-uusapan, walang kaugnayan sa paksa
  • 5. call in question, to challenge, object to: tutulan
  • 6. in question sometimes means under discussion: pinaguusapan, nasa pagsasaalang-alang, isinasaalang-alang

age

n.
• • 1. the time of life: gulang, edad
  • 2. a period of time: panahon, kapanahunan
  • 3. of legal age: nasa karapatang gulang, nasa edad, nasa hustong gulang
  • 4. of minor age: wala pa sa edad, wala pa sa gulang, menor de edad
  • 5. of the same age: kaedad
  • 6. of the same period, era: kapanahunan
  • 7. old age: katandaan

v.
• • 1. to become old: tumanda
  • 2. to make old: magpatanda, makatanda, patandain

out

adj.
• • 1. not at home, away from office, work, etc.: wala (sa bahay, opisina, atb.), nasa labas
  • 2. not burning, not lighted: patay
  • 3. not correct: mali, sala
  • 4. made known, e.g. a secret: hayag na, alam na
  • 5. into the open so as to be seen: litaw adv. 1. forth: palabas, papalabas
  • 2. aloud, plainly: malakas, maliwanag
  • 3. out of, not within: wala, nasa labas
  • 4. beyond the reach of: napakalayo, di maabot
  • 5. without: wala
  • 6. because of: dahil sa
  • 7. from: sa, mula sa

desperate

adj.
• • 1. beyond or almost beyond hope: wala nang pag-asa
  • 2. ready to run any risk: desperado

unclean

adj.
• • 1. not clean, dirty: marumi, marungis
  • 2. not pure morally, evil: masama, mahalay, masagwa, malaswa under prep. below, beneath: sa ilalim ng, nasa ilalim adv. less than, mababa pa sa, wala pa sa, hindi pa umaabot sa, kulang pa sa

adj.
• • 1. lower: pang-ilalim, mas (higit na) mababa
  • 2. under the house: sa silong
  • 3. under ones protection: sa pagkakandili ni (ng)
  • 4. under oath: nanumpa, pinanumpaan
  • 5. under question: nasa pagsisiyasat, sinisiyasat pa
  • 6. under trial: sinusubok pa, nasa pagsubok pa
  • 7. under the terms of, in accordance: alinsunod, batay
  • 8. during the rule or time of: sa panahon ni (ng), sa ilalim ni (ng)
  • 9. represented by: sa ilalim ng
  • 10. under the shelter of a tree: nayuyungyungan, nalililiman, nasa ilalim

off

adj.
• • 1. from: mula sa, buhat (galing) sa
  • 2. from here: mula rito
  • 3. from now: mula ngayon
  • 4. wholly, in full: lubos, lubusan, lahat, lahatan
  • 5. away, at a distance, to a distance: palayo, paalis
  • 6. adv/prep away from, far from: wala sa, malayo sa, palayo. adj/prep. 1. not on, loose: tanggal
  • 2. off and on, from time to time: manaka-naka, panaka-naka, maminsan-minsan, paminsan-minsan
  • 3. to be well off: nakaririwasa

sana

n/prep.
• • 1. with, hope
  • 2. Expresses unreal futurity in the past or doubtful futurity in the present. In the latter sense, it expresses modesty in a request. Ipaglalaba sana kita ng damit nguni't wala akong sabon. I could have washed your clothes, but I didn't have any soap.

bale

Sp adj.
• • value (used commonly as, "hindi bale," it's all right never mind, "bale wala'," of no value)

n.
• • promissory note bumale (um-)

v.
• • to get a cash advance. Bumale ako dahil sa kapos ako ngayon. I got a cash advance because I'm broke now.