matinik

See also: Matinik

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tinik.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /matiˈnik/ [mɐ.t̪ɪˈn̪ɪk̚] (adjective)
    • IPA(key): /matiˈnik/ [mɐ.t̪ɪˈn̪ɪk̚], (now chiefly regional) /ˌmatiˈnik/ [ˌmaː.t̪ɪˈn̪ɪk̚] (verb)
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: ma‧ti‧nik

Adjective

matiník (plural matitinik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. thorny; full of spines
  2. full of fishbones
  3. (figurative) clever; sharp
  4. (by extension) complicated; complex

See also

  • madiskarte

Verb

matiník (complete natinik, progressive natitinik, contemplative matitinik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. to be potentially pricked by a thorn

Further reading

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