totniyak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

A play on totnak, back slang of kantot.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtotniak/ [ˈt̪ot̪.ɲɐk̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtotniak/ [ˈt̪ot̪.n̪jɐk̚]
  • Rhymes: -otniak
  • Syllabification: tot‧ni‧yak

Noun

tótniyák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆ᜔ᜈᜒᜌᜃ᜔) (back slang)

  1. alternative form of totnak

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 145