saltik

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salˈtik/ [sɐlˈtik]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: sal‧tik

Noun

saltík (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. flick; light, quick stroke or blow (with a whip, etc.)

   Synonym: haplit

2. sudden, short pull (as of a line in fishing)

   Synonym: siklot

3. slingshot

   Synonyms: tirador, (Batangas) paltik, (Marinduque) palapatik

Derived terms

• manaltik
• saltikan
• saltikin

 

Further reading

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