dahik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udahik (upstream part of a river). Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta udek, Malay udik, and Javanese ꦲꦸꦝꦶꦏ꧀ (udhik). Compare Cebuano dahik.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈhik/ [d̪ɐˈhɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: da‧hik

Noun

dahík (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. grounding of something from water (such as a water vessel, or an animal such as an alligator)
    Synonyms: sadsad, duong, pundo, sayad, bara
  2. (figurative, obsolete) lifting, withdrawal, or removal of the ladder
    Synonym: likid

Derived terms

  • dahikan
  • dahikin
  • dumahik
  • idahik
  • madahik
  • magdahik
  • magdarahik
  • pagdahikan

See also

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