pakipot

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Etymology

From pa- +‎ kipot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈkipot/ [paˈki.pot]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ki‧pot

Noun

pakípot (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. constriction; act of closing up
  2. act of making a hole smaller

Derived terms

  • magpakipot
  • pakipoton

Adjective

pakípot (intensified pakipoton, Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. stalling (prone to making excuses)
  2. hesitant, reluctant
    Synonym: alangan

Derived terms

  • magpakipot

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ kipot.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈkipot/ [pɐˈxiː.pot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ipot
  • Syllabification: pa‧ki‧pot

Adjective

pakipot (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. coy (pretending shyness or modesty)
    Synonym: hele-hele
  2. (slang) shy (said of a girl)
    Synonyms: mahinhin, mahiyain

Further reading

  • “pakipot”, 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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