ermat

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • ermad

Etymology

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾmat/ [ˈʔiɾ̪.mɐt̪]
  • Hyphenation: er‧mat

Noun

ermat (Badlit spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang, back slang) mother
    Synonyms: inahan, nanay
    Coordinate term: erpat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾmat/ [ˈʔɛɾ.mɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -eɾmat
  • Syllabification: er‧mat

Noun

ermat (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang, back slang) mother
    Synonyms: ina, nanay
    Coordinate term: erpat

Further reading

  • “ermat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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