eskinita

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • iskinita
  • skinita

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish esquinita, the diminutive form of esquina (“corner”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeskiˈnita/ [ʔɛs.kɪˈn̪iː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: es‧ki‧ni‧ta

Noun

eskinita (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜆ)

  1. street corner (especially turning into an alley)
    Synonym: kanto
  2. (by extension) small alley
    Synonyms: pasilyo, kalyehon
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