tiwakal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiwaˈkal/ [t̪ɪ.wɐˈxal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ti‧wa‧kal

Noun

tiwakál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜏᜃᜎ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. suicide; self-destruction
    Synonyms: pagpapakamatay, suwisidyo

Usage notes

  • No longer used on its own except in derived terms.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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