matinik

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tinik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /matiˈnik/ [mɐ.tɪˈnik]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: ma‧ti‧nik

Adjective

matiník (plural matitinik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

1. thorny; full of spines
2. full of fishbones
3. (figurative) clever; sharp
4. (by extension) complicated; complex

See also

• madiskarte

 

Further reading

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