hantik

See also: Hantik

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mə(n)tik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hanˈtik/ [han̪ˈtik]
• IPA^(key): /ʔanˈtik/ [ʔan̪ˈtik] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: han‧tik

Noun

hantík (Basahan spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. large, black ant which may sting when disturbed

See also

• sirom
• tanga

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mə(n)tik. Compare Pangasinan amsik, Hanunoo amtik, Bikol Central hantik, Masbatenyo hantik, Tagalog hantik, Waray-Waray hamtik, and Maranao lametik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhantik/ [ˈhan̪.t̪ɪk]
• Hyphenation: han‧tik

Noun

hantik (Badlit spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. giant red or black ant (such as the green tree ant)

Masbatenyo

Noun

hantík

1. large ant

Remontado Agta

Etymology

Compare Tagalog hantik.

Noun

hantík

1. big, red ant

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hanˈtik/ [hɐn̪ˈt̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: han‧tik

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mə(n)tik. Compare Pangasinan amsik, Hanunoo amtik, Bikol Central hantik, Cebuano hantik, Masbatenyo hantik, Waray-Waray hamtik, and Maranao lametik.

Noun

hantík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. green tree ant (a type of weaver ant)

   Synonym: (Bulacan) tagasaw

Alternative forms

• antik
• hantic — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Derived terms

• mahantik

See also

• guyam
• kuwitib
• langgam

Etymology 2

Blend of hanay +‎ titik.

Noun

hantík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔) (letterpress typography, neologism)

1. slug (piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine)

Derived terms

• hantikan
• manghahantik

References

• “hantik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “hantik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*me(n)tik”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL