hiklat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• heklat — colloquial
• hiclat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hikˈlat/ [hɪkˈlat], (colloquial) /ˈheklat/ [ˈhɛːk.lɐt]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: hik‧lat

Noun

hiklat (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜆ᜔)

1. act of forcibly widening an opening by pulling its sides

   Synonyms: biklat, (obsolete) tihang

Derived terms

• hiklatin
• maghiklat
• mahiklat
• paghiklat

 

Further reading

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