agat-at
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡatˈʔat/ [ʔɐ.ɣɐt̪ˈʔat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: a‧gat-at
Noun
agat-át (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔)
- grating sound (esp. of a knife hitting bone while cutting meat)
- squeaking sound (esp. of rusty hinges or swinging door)
- notch
- Synonym: gatgat
See also
- agit-it
References
- “agat-at”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “agat-at”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “agatat”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025