indiyan

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See also: Indiyan

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Indian (“Indian person”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔindian/, [ˈʔin.d͡ʒɐn]
  • Hyphenation: in‧di‧yan

Adjective[edit]

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, slang) shirked; stood someone up; avoided a prearranged meeting (without prior notification)
    Synonym: inindiyan

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, slang) trickster; deceiver; scammer

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “indiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61
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