pasintabi

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From pa- +‎ sintabi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pasinˈtabiʔ/ [pɐ.sɪn̪ˈt̪aː.bɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abiʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧sin‧ta‧bi

Phrase

pasintabì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

  1. excuse me
    Synonyms: patawad, pasensiya
  2. (obsolete) goodbye
    Synonym: paalam

Usage notes

  • Pasintabi is used to indicate when the speaker may do or discuss something that is deemed crude, vulgar or graphically sensitive, especially those related to toilet talk or depictions of violence. The respect particle po is added after when addressing people of higher status or of older age.

Verb

pasintabì (complete pinasintabi, progressive pinapasintabi, contemplative papasintabi, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

  1. (informal) short for ipasintabi

Verb

pasintabì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakisintabi
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpasintabi

Further reading

  • “pasintabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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