bakwet

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bakwit

Etymology

Borrowed from English evacuate, from Latin evacuare. Doublet of ebak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bakˈwet/, [bɐkˈwɛt]
Hyphenation: bak‧wet

Noun

bakwét (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

evacuee
Synonym: likas
evacuation
Synonyms: paglilikas, likas, ebakwasyon

Derived terms

bakwitan
bumakwet
ibakwet
magbakwet
pagbakwet

See also

alsa-balutan

Further reading

“bakwet” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“bakwet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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