saltik

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /salˈtik/ [sɐlˈtik]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: sal‧tik

Noun

saltík (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. flick; light, quick stroke or blow (with a whip, etc.)
    Synonym: haplit
  2. sudden, short pull (as of a line in fishing)
    Synonym: siklot
  3. slingshot
    Synonyms: tirador, (Batangas) paltik, (Marinduque) palapatik

Derived terms
  • manaltik
  • saltikan
  • saltikin

Further reading
  • “saltik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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