bakin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bakin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbakin/, [ˈba.kin̪]
Hyphenation: ba‧kin

Adverb

bákin (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

(Daet, interrogative) why
Synonyms: tano, nata, hadaw, tadaw, porke

Hungarian

Etymology

baki +‎ -n (case suffix)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧kin
IPA^(key): [ˈbɒkin]

Noun

bakin

superessive singular of baki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bacqin, baquin — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbakin/, [ˈba.xɪn]
Hyphenation: ba‧kin

Adverb

bakin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜈ᜔) (archaic, now dialectal)

why; for what reason
Synonyms: bakit, makin

Derived terms

bakit

Further reading

“bakin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 502: “Pues como ) Bacqin (pp) comparatibe”

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