ngawngaw
ngawngáw with stress marks
nonsensical speech or foolish talk
Usage Note
Ngawngaw is an expressive, onomatopoeic-feeling word for babbling, drivel, or senseless chatter. It is used dismissively to describe speech that is incoherent, irrelevant, or empty — often said of someone who talks a lot but says nothing meaningful.
Examples
" Puro ngawngaw ang sinasabi niya. "
Natural Translation
Everything he says is nonsense.
Literal Translation
All nonsense the saying his.
" Huwag mo nang pansinin ang kanyang ngawngaw dahil wala naman itong katuturan. "
Natural Translation
Don't pay attention to his/her nonsensical speech because it has no meaning anyway.
Literal Translation
Don't you already pay-attention the his/her nonsensical-speech because none anyway it meaning.
" Sa halip na makinig sa walang-kabuluhang ngawngaw ng pulitiko, hinanap na lang ng mga tao ang totoong solusyon sa problema. "
Natural Translation
Instead of listening to the politician's meaningless drivel, the people just looked for a real solution to the problem.
Literal Translation
Instead of listen to meaningless drivel of politician, looked-for just by people the real solution to problem.
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