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Tagalog
Etymology
See Indiyan. Possibly related to an unfair stereotype for Native Americans for not keeping their word due to cultural misunderstanding. See also English American Indian and English Indian giving.
Pronunciation
Adjective
índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔) (slang)
- shirked; stood someone up; avoided a prearranged meeting (without prior notification)
- Synonym: inindiyan
Derived terms
Noun
índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔) (slang)
- trickster; deceiver; scammer
Further reading
- “indiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61