akyat

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Etymology

From (Northern) Proto-Philippine *kayat (“to climb vertically (as ladder, tree)”) with metathesis. Compare Yami kalat, Ivatan kayat, Tuwali Ifugao kayat, Batad Ifugao āyat, and Kapampangan ukiat.

Pronunciation

Noun

akyát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜌᜆ᜔)

  1. climb; ascent
    Synonyms: panhik, (Batangas, Quezon) adyo
  2. promotion; raise in rank or position
  3. income; earning (from a business)
    Synonym: panhik
  4. (colloquial) visit of a suitor to the girlfriend's house
    Synonym: (Batangas, Quezon) adyo

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Further reading

  • “akyat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kayat”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 561: “Subir) Acquiat (pc) acualquiera parte”

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