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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
maiyawaton - yawat - mai-~-on~
ma.i.ya.wa.tun. - 5 syllables

mai- = maiyawat
-on = maiyawaton
maiyawaton

maiyawaton : sparing (adj.); thrifty (adj.)
yawat [yá.wat.] : thrift (n.); economize (v.); scrimp (v.)
Synonyms: daginotan; inot

Derivatives of yawat


Glosses:
sparing
adj. 1. economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stintingavoiding waste.; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
~ colloquialisma colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
~ thriftycareful and diligent in the use of resources.
thrifty
adj. 1. thriftycareful and diligent in the use of resources.
~ providentproviding carefully for the future.; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"
~ frugal, sparing, stinting, scotch, economicalavoiding waste.; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
~ penny-wisethrifty in small matters only.
~ savingcharacterized by thriftiness.; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"
adj. 2. careful, thriftymindful of the future in spending money.; "careful with money"
~ providentproviding carefully for the future.; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"
economize
v. (possession)1. conserve, economise, economize, husbanduse cautiously and frugally.; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
~ save, preserveto keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
~ retrenchtighten one's belt; use resources carefully.
v. (possession)2. economise, economize, savespend sparingly, avoid the waste of.; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
~ expend, spend, droppay out.; "spend money"
~ tighten one's beltlive frugally and use less resources.; "In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts"
scrimp
v. (possession)1. scrimp, skimp, stintsubsist on a meager allowance.; "scratch and scrimp"
~ savespend less; buy at a reduced price.