Cebuano edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾmat/, [ˈʔiɾ̪.mʌt̪]
  • Hyphenation: er‧mat

Noun edit

ermat (Badlit spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang, back slang) mother
    Synonyms: inahan, nanay
    Coordinate term: erpat

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾmat/, [ˈʔɛɾ.mɐt]
  • Hyphenation: er‧mat

Noun edit

ermat (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang, back slang) mother
    Synonyms: ina, nanay
    Coordinate term: erpat

Further reading edit

  • ermat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN