siyete
Tagalog
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| Cardinal: pito Spanish cardinal: siyete Ordinal: ikapito, pampito Ordinal abbreviation: ika-7, pang-7 Adverbial: makapito Multiplier: pitong ibayo Distributive: tigpito, pituhan, pito-pito Restrictive: pipito Fractional: kapito, sangkapito, ikapito, saikapito | ||
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Alternative forms
- syete
- s'yete
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈete/ [ˈʃɛ.tɛ]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: si‧ye‧te
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish siete, from Latin septem. The “gossip” sense may possibly be from the following:
- From ellipsis of siyete pekados, gay slang meaning “gossipmonger”, from Spanish siete pecados capitales (“seven deadly sins”).
- Some controversy in the 1980s involving Student Canteen under the GMA Network's channel 7.
Related terms
- alas-siyete
- beynte siyete
- disisiyete
- ikasiyete
- kuwarenta y siyete
- nobenta y siyete
- otsenta y siyete
- sesenta y siyete
- setenta
- setenta y siyete
- setesiyentos
- singkuwenta y siyete
- siyete kolores
- Siyete Palabras
- siyete pekados
- siyete-mesino
- treynta y siyete
See also
Interjection
siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)
Further reading
- “siyete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “siyete” in Pinoy Slang Dictionary, Copongcopong
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