ermat

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ermad

Etymology

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾmat/, [ˈʔiɾ̪.mɐt̪]
• Hyphenation: er‧mat

Noun

ermat (Badlit spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔)

1. (slang, back slang) mother

   Synonyms: inahan, nanay

   Coordinate term: erpat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ermats

Etymology

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾmat/ [ˈʔɛːɾ.mɐt]
• Rhymes: -eɾmat
• Syllabification: er‧mat

Noun

ermat (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔)

1. (slang, back slang) mother

   Synonyms: ina, nanay

   Coordinate term: erpat

Further reading

• “ermat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN