tadyak

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tindak (“kick”), Hiligaynon tindak (“kick”), and Indonesian terjang (“kick; lunge”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tadˈjak/ [tɐˈd͡ʒak]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: tad‧yak

Noun

tadyák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔)

  1. strong kick
    Synonym: sikad
  2. recoil (of a fired gun)
    Synonyms: sikad, pagsikad

Derived terms
  • magtadyakan
  • matadyakan
  • tadyakan
  • tumadyak
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