balikatan
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom balikat (“shoulder”) + -an.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbalikaˈtan/ [ˌbaː.lɪ.xɐˈt̪an̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ba‧li‧ka‧tan
Adverb
editbálikatán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆᜈ᜔)
- shoulder-to-shoulder; side-by-side
- effortfully; determinedly; committedly; dedicatedly; devotedly; wholeheartedly
Noun
editbálikatán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆᜈ᜔)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “balikatan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021.
- “balikatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.