yakyakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From yakyak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /jakjaˈkan/ [jɐk.jɐˈxan̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /jakˈjakan/ [jɐkˈjaː.xɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: yak‧ya‧kan

Verb

yakyakán (complete niyakyakan, progressive niyayakyakan, contemplative yayakyakan, Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔ᜌᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to talk foolishly or babble with others; to engage in foolish or meaningless talk

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for yakyakan
affix -an
root word yakyak
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete niyakyakan
progressive niyayakyakan
inayakyakan1
contemplative yayakyakan
ayakyakan1
imperative yakyaki1

1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

yakyakan (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃ᜔ᜌᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. foolish talk with others; exchange of foolish and meaningless talk; chatting or babbling with one another
    Synonyms: daldalan, pagdadaldalan, satsatan, pagsasatsatan