patay-sindi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• patay sindi
• patay-sinri, patay sinri — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From patay (“off”) +‎ sindi (“on”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˌtaj sinˈdi/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ sɪn̪ˈd̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: pa‧tay-sin‧di

Adjective

patáy-sindí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. repeatedly turning on and off
2. (by extension) flickering (of a light source or a computer screen)

See also

• pihitan
• pundi

 

Noun

patáy-sindí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. (colloquial, dated) club; beerhouse