sakidlat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from sa- +‎ kidlat (lightning). Compare Kapampangan sakildap (move with extreme brevity like lightning), from kildap (lightning).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sakidˈlat/ [sɐ.xɪd̪ˈl̪at̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: sa‧kid‧lat

Noun

sakidlát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜒᜇ᜔ᜎᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. flash (very short amount of time)
    Synonyms: sagimpot, sakidlap

Derived terms

  • isakidlat
  • sumakidlat

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