payat

See also: payât

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan payat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /paˈjat/ [pɐˈjat̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -at
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpajat/ [ˈpaː.jɐt̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajat
• Syllabification: pa‧yat

Adjective

payát (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜆ᜔)

1. skinny, slim

   Antonym: mataba

Derived terms

• ampayat

See also

• nipis
• yayat

Noun

payat (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜆ᜔)

1. condition of slimming down or becoming thinner (especially because of sickness or weakness)

Derived terms

• mamayat

Further reading

• “payat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• patay, tapay