bitak

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak. Compare Tetum fota.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈtak/ [bɪˈtak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: bi‧tak

Noun

biták (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜃ᜔)

1. crack; fissure; crevice

   Synonyms: basag, biyak, putok

Derived terms

• bitak-bitak
• bitakin
• bumitak
• mamitak
• pabitakin
• pamimitak
• pamitakin

 

Further reading

• “bitak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018