diyangket

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dyangket — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from English junket (“pleasure trip”), from Middle English jonket (“basket made of rushes”), from Medieval Latin iuncta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈaŋket/ [ˈd͡ʒaŋ.kɛt̪̚]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈaŋket/ [ˈd̪jaŋ.kɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aŋket
• Syllabification: di‧yang‧ket

Noun

diyangket (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

1. junket; an official trip to another country at the expense of the government but often combined with plenty of pleasure

   Synonym: pagliliwaliw

Further reading

• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 453