detektib

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English detective.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: de‧tek‧tib

Noun[edit]

detektib

  1. (law enforcement) a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator
  2. a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English detective.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deˈtektib/, [dɛˈtɛk.tɪb]
  • Hyphenation: de‧tek‧tib

Noun[edit]

detektib (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ᜔)

  1. detective; spy
    Synonyms: tiktik, sekreta

Further reading[edit]

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