walastik
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom earlier walastig, from a play on walang katigil-tigil (“not even a stop; nonstop”). Alternatively, the word possibly came from a blend of wala (“no”) + tigas (“solid”), according to Zorc (1993).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwalastik/ [ˌwaː.lɐsˈt̪ik̚]
- Rhymes: -alastik
- Syllabification: wa‧las‧tik
Adjective
editwálastík (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔) (slang, dated)
Interjection
editwálastík (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔) (slang, dated)
Further reading
edit- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 154.