absik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Pangasinan amsik.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabˈsik/ [ʔɐbˈsɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: ab‧sik

Noun

absík (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. termite
  2. deafening scream
  3. hitting with a branch
  4. spike rush (genus Eleocharis)
    Hyponym: alupid

Derived terms

  • absikan
  • iabsik
  • mag-absik
  • umabsik

Further reading

  • “absik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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