indiyan

See also: Indiyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• indyan
• indian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Indian (“Indian person”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔindian/ [ˈʔin̪.d͡ʒɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -indian
• Syllabification: in‧di‧yan

Adjective

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

1. (colloquial, slang) shirked; stood someone up; avoided a prearranged meeting (without prior notification)

   Synonym: inindiyan

Derived terms

• indiyanin
• inindiyan
• maindiyan
• mang-indiyan

 

Noun

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

1. (colloquial, slang) trickster; deceiver; scammer

Related terms

• Indiyan

 

Further reading

• “indiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61