bakit

Hungarian

Etymology

baki +‎ -t

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒkit]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧kit

Noun

bakit

  1. accusative singular of baki

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • baket — colloquial
  • bat, ba't — colloquial, not used in the end of sentences, nor as a sentence of its own
  • bkt, bkit — text messaging
  • baqui't — obsolete

Etymology

From bakin +‎ at. Compare Kapampangan obakit.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbakit/ [ˈba.xɪt], (colloquial) /ˈbaket/ [ˈba.xɛt]
  • Rhymes: -akit
  • Syllabification: ba‧kit

Adverb

bakit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. why; for what reason
    Synonyms: at ano, (dialectal, archaic) bakin, (Rizal) ataro, (slang, dated) timbs, (obsolete) makin

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