patay-sindi
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- patay sindi
- patay-sinri, patay sinri — dialectal, Rizal, informal
Etymology
From patay (“off”) + sindi (“on”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌtaj sinˈdi/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ sɪn̪ˈd̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: pa‧tay-sin‧di
Adjective
patáy-sindí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- repeatedly turning on and off
- (by extension) flickering (of a light source or a computer screen)
See also
- pihitan
- pundi