salawikain

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from sawikain +‎ *-al- (compare taluktok and halukay). The fossilized -*al- infix is also possibly related to Malay -el- infix. Ultimately from wika.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˌlawikaˈʔin/ [sɐˌlaː.wɪ.xɐˈʔin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧wi‧ka‧in

Noun

saláwikaín (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

1. idiomatic expression

   Synonym: kawikaan

2. (literature) proverb; maxim; adage; saying

   Synonyms: kasabihan, sawikain, bukambibig

References

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