bettak

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Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak (“to split”) (cf. Tagalog bitak).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bet‧ták
  • (northern Ilocano) IPA(key): /bɛtˈtak/
  • (southern Ilocano) IPA(key): /bɯtˈtak/

Noun[edit]

betták

  1. cracking
  2. explosion (from a gun barrel)
  3. breaking (of bottles, waves hitting the seashore, etc.)

Derived terms[edit]

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