balikat

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balikat. Compare Tagalog balikat (“shoulder”) and Malay belikat (“scapula”).

Noun

balikat

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balicat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balikat. Compare Alangan balikat (“shoulder”) and Malay belikat (“scapula”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlikat/ [bɐˈli.xɐt]
• Rhymes: -ikat
• Syllabification: ba‧li‧kat

Noun

balikat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Derived terms

• balikatan
• balikatin
• bumalikat
• ibalikat
• isabalikat
• kabalikat
• kabungguang-balikat
• kaliwang balikat sandata
• kanang balikat sandata
• kibit-balikat
• magkibit-balikat

 

See also

• pasan

Further reading

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