tadyak

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tindak (“kick”), Hiligaynon tindak (“kick”), and Indonesian terjang (“kick; lunge”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tadˈjak/ [tɐˈd͡ʒak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: tad‧yak

Noun

tadyák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔)

1. strong kick

   Synonym: sikad

2. recoil (of a fired gun)

   Synonyms: sikad, pagsikad

Derived terms

• magtadyakan
• matadyakan
• tadyakan
• tumadyak