Etymology
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From Hokkien 墨斗 (ba̍k-táu, “ink marker”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /bakˈtaw/, [bɐkˈtaʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: bak‧taw
baktáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔)
- (carpentry) carpenter's ink marker (inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
- Synonyms: pamitik, pitik
Derived terms
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Further reading
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- “baktaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 143
