dekwat

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sikwat. [1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdekwat/, [ˈdɛk.wɐt]
  • Hyphenation: dek‧wat

Noun[edit]

dekwat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang) snatching in secret; stealing without someone's knowledge; pilfering

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

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