sikwat

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sikˈwat/ [sɪkˈwat]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: sik‧wat

Adjective

sikwát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. (informal) stolen; pilfered
    Synonyms: nakaw, umit, ninakaw, inumit

Noun

sikwát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. lifting of the side of something with a lever
    Synonyms: tikwas, pagtikwas
  2. sudden stab (with a knife)
  3. (informal) something stolen
    Synonyms: nakaw, umit, ninakaw, inumit
  4. (informal) stealing; pilfering
    Synonyms: pagnanakaw, pag-umit

Derived terms
  • dekwat
  • pagsikwat
  • sikwatan
  • sikwatin

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