indiyan

See also: Indiyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See Indiyan. Possibly related to an unfair stereotype for Native Americans for not keeping their word due to cultural misunderstanding. See also English American Indian and English Indian giving.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔindian/ [ˈʔin̪.d͡ʒɐn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔindian/ [ˈʔin̪.d̪jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -indian
  • Syllabification: in‧di‧yan
  • Homophone: Indiyan

Adjective

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔) (slang)

  1. shirked; stood someone up; avoided a prearranged meeting (without prior notification)
    Synonym: inindiyan

Derived terms

  • indiyanin
  • inindiyan
  • maindiyan
  • mang-indiyan

Noun

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔) (slang)

  1. trickster; deceiver; scammer

Further reading

  • “indiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61
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