takot

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takut, from Proto-Austronesian *takut.

Adjective

takot

1. afraid

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takut, from Proto-Austronesian *takut.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧kot
• IPA^(key): /ˈtakot/, [ˈta.kot]

Adjective

tákot (intensified takoton)

1. afraid, scared
2. frightened

   Synonym: kaba

Noun

tákot

1. fear
2. fright, scare

   Synonym: kaba

3. fearsomeness

   Synonym: ngirhat

Derived terms

• katakotan
• makatakot
• palatakot
• patakot
• tatakton

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takut (compare Bikol Central takot, Malay takut, Maori mataku, Kapampangan takut, and Rapa Nui mataku), from Proto-Austronesian *takut.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /taˈkot/ [tɐˈxot] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ot
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtakot/ [ˈta.xot] (noun)

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    • Rhymes: -akot
• Syllabification: ta‧kot

Adjective

takót (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. afraid

   Synonym: natatakot

Noun

takot (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. fear; fright

   Synonyms: pagkatakot, pangamba, sindak, pagkasindak

Derived terms

• di-takot
• ikatakot
• katakot-takot
• katakutan
• kinatatakutan
• makatakot
• manakot
• mangatakot
• mapagbigay-takot
• matakot
• matakutin
• nakatatakot
• pagkatakot
• pagtakot
• panakot
• pananakot
• siyokot
• takutin
• tumakot
• walang-takot

 

Further reading

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