pornada

See also: por nada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish por nada (“for nothing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /poɾˈnada/ [poɾˈna.dɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: por‧na‧da

Adjective

pornada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜇ)

  1. (colloquial) duped; deceived
    Synonym: nadaya
  2. (colloquial) foiled; prevented from happening or being accomplished
    Synonym: di-natuloy
    • 1967, Liwayway:
      Kung matalo ka paano ang anak mo? Purnada ang pag-aaral niya. Kaisa-isa siyang anak mo na pag-asa mo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms
  • ipornada
  • mapornada
  • pumornada

Further reading
  • “pornada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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