takatak

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /takaˈtak/ [tɐ.xɐˈtak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ta‧ka‧tak

Noun

takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

1. sound of falling raindrops on the roof (especially on galvanized iron roofing)
2. (by extension) click-clack; clickety clack; sound of click-clacking (of typewriters, keyboards, footwear on the floor, etc.)
3. (dated) clackers

   Synonym: lato-lato

Derived terms

• pagtakatak
• takatak boy
• tumakatak

 

Related terms

• tikatik

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈkatak/ [tɐˈxa.tɐk], /takaˈtak/ [tɐ.xɐˈtak]
• Rhymes: -atak, -ak
• Syllabification: ta‧ka‧tak

Noun

takatak or takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

1. plant grown of fallen seeds or stumps from a previous harvest (especially of rice)

See also

• ligaw

Adjective

takatak or takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

1. grown of fallen seeds or stumps from a previous harvest (especially of rice)

Further reading

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