tangkilik

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈkilik/ [t̪ɐŋˈkiː.lɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ilik
• Syllabification: tang‧ki‧lik

Noun

tangkilik (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. patronage; support

   Synonyms: pagtangkilik, taguyod, pagtataguyod, tangkakal

2. help; aid

   Synonyms: tulong, pagtulong, adya

3. protégé (someone placed under the protection of a friend or patron)

   Synonyms: protehido, bata

4. (figuratve) moral protection

   Synonym: kalinga

Derived terms

• pagtangkilik
• tagatangkilik
• tangkilikan
• tangkilikin
• tumangkilik