sikwat
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sikˈwat/ [sɪkˈwat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: sik‧wat
Adjective
sikwát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)
Noun
sikwát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)
- lifting of the side of something with a lever
- Synonyms: tikwas, pagtikwas
- sudden stab (with a knife)
- (informal) something stolen
- (informal) stealing; pilfering
- Synonyms: pagnanakaw, pag-umit
Derived terms
- dekwat
- pagsikwat
- sikwatan
- sikwatin
Further reading
- “sikwat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018