wikain

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uicain — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From wika +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /wikaˈʔin/ [wɪ.xɐˈʔin̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -in
  • IPA^(key): /wiˈkaʔin/ [wɪˈxaː.ʔɪn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -aʔin
• Syllabification: wi‧ka‧in

Noun

wikaín (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

1. saying; idiom; moral

   Synonym: kasabihan

2. idiom; idiomatic expression

   Synonyms: kawikaan, salawikain

3. frequently uttered word or phrase; favorite expression

   Synonyms: bukambibig, sambit-sambit, sabihin, kasabihan, kawikaan

4. (linguistics) dialect

   Synonym: diyalekto

Related terms

• salawikain
• sawikain

 

Verb

wikain (complete winika, progressive winiwika, contemplative wiwikain, Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

1. (literary) to say

   Synonym: salitain

2. (literary) to use (a specific language)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for wikain

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	wika ᜏᜒᜃ		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
wikain ᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔	niwika winika ᜈᜒᜏᜒᜃ ᜏᜒᜈᜒᜃ	niwiwika winiwika ᜈᜒᜏᜒᜏᜒᜃ ᜏᜒᜈᜒᜏᜒᜃ inawika1 ᜁᜈᜏᜒᜃ	wiwikain ᜏᜒᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔ awikain1 ᜀᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔	wikain ᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔ wika1 ᜏᜒᜃ wikaa1 ᜏᜒᜃᜀ
1 Dialectal use only.