sikwat

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sikˈwat/ [sɪkˈwat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: sik‧wat

Adjective

sikwát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

1. (informal) stolen; pilfered

   Synonyms: nakaw, umit, ninakaw, inumit

Noun

sikwát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

1. lifting of the side of something with a lever

   Synonyms: tikwas, pagtikwas

2. sudden stab (with a knife)
3. (informal) something stolen

   Synonyms: nakaw, umit, ninakaw, inumit

4. (informal) stealing; pilfering

   Synonyms: pagnanakaw, pag-umit

Derived terms

• dekwat
• pagsikwat
• sikwatan
• sikwatin

 

Further reading

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