padyak

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog padyak.

Noun

padyak m (plural padyaks)

1. (Philippines) rickshaw
   • 2015 November 19, “Filipinas, de isla en isla”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Muchas poblaciones cuentan también con bicitaxis, también llamados put-put o padyak, para trayectos cortos.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paryak — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Compare Malay pijak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /padˈjak/ [pɐˈd͡ʒak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pad‧yak

Noun

padyák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔)

1. stamp (of one's feet)

   Synonyms: karang, takad

2. (by extension) pedaling; cycling
3. tramp; trample
4. (military) march
5. (colloquial) pedicab, cycle rickshaw

Derived terms

• ipadyak
• padyakan
• pagpadyak
• pampadyak
• pumadyak

 

Related terms

• paldak

 

See also

• parak

 

References

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