salawikain
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from sawikain + *-al- (compare taluktok and halukay). The fossilized -*al- infix is also possibly related to Malay -el- infix. Ultimately from wika.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˌlawikaˈʔin/ [sɐˌla.wɪ.xɐˈʔin]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: sa‧la‧wi‧ka‧in
Noun edit
saláwikaín (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔)
- idiomatic expression
- Synonym: kawikaan
- (literature) proverb; maxim; adage; saying
- Synonyms: kasabihan, sawikain, bukambibig
References edit
- “salawikain”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018