bakwet

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bakwit
• ibakwet, ibakwit

Etymology

Borrowed from English evacuate, from Latin evacuare. Doublet of ebak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bakˈwet/ [bɐkˈwɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -et
• Syllabification: bak‧wet

Noun

bakwét (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

1. evacuee

   Synonym: likas

2. evacuation

   Synonyms: paglilikas, likas, ebakwasyon

Derived terms

• bakwitan
• bumakwet
• ibakwet
• magbakwet
• pagbakwet

 

See also

• alsa-balutan

Further reading

• “bakwet” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “bakwet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018