siyete

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Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
70
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    Cardinal: pito
    Spanish cardinal: siyete
    Ordinal: ikapito, pampito
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-7, pang-7
    Adverbial: makapito
    Multiplier: pitong ibayo
    Distributive: tigpito, pituhan, pito-pito
    Restrictive: pipito
    Fractional: kapito, sangkapito, ikapito, saikapito

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈete/,
  • Hyphenation: si‧ye‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish siete, from Latin septem. The gossip sense may possibly be from the following:

Numeral

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. seven
    Synonym: pito
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Noun

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. (slang) gossip; idle talk
    Synonym: tsismis

Etymology 2

A minced oath of English shit.

Interjection

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, surprise, etc.: damn!; shit!

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