patay-sindi

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • patay sindi
  • patay-sinri, patay sinri — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From patay (“off”) +‎ sindi (“on”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˌtaj sinˈdi/, [pɐˌtaɪ̯ sɪnˈdi]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tay-sin‧di

Adjective

patáy-sindí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. repeatedly turning on and off
  2. (by extension) flickering (of a light source or a computer screen)

See also

Noun

patáy-sindí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. (colloquial, dated) club; beerhouse
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