tapat

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See also: tápat, tapât, tāpat, and tapāt

Catalan

Pronunciation

Participle

tapat (feminine tapada, masculine plural tapats, feminine plural tapades)

  1. past participle of tapar

Finnish

Verb

tapat

  1. second-person singular present indicative of tappaa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

tapat

  1. (non-standard since 1901) supine of tapa
    • 1869, Ivar Aasen, Minningar fraa Maalstriden um Hausten 1858, Christiania: Samlaget, page 9:
      […] um han endaa hever stadet under framandt Herredøme og lidet mange Tap ved det, so hever han daa korkje tapat sit Maal elder tapat Retten til at dyrka og hævda det, likasom i gamle Dagar.
      though he have stood under foreign overlordship and suffered great losses because of it, he has neither lost his language nor lost the right to cultivate and defend it, as in the old days.

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay tepat (“accurate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈpat/,
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pat

Adjective

tapát (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. facing the front; in front
    Synonyms: kaharap, harapan, harap
  2. direct; straight (as a route to a certain place)
    Synonyms: tuwid, tuwiran, deretso, deretsuhan
  3. sincere; genuine; real
    Synonyms: tunay, dalisay, taos-puso, taos, mataos
    Ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay tapat.
    My love for you is sincere.
  4. loyal; faithful; devoted
    Siya ay tapat kong kaibigan.
    S/he is a loyal friend of mine.
  5. honest; just; truthful
    Tapat ako sa aking trabaho. ― I am truthful with my work.
    Tapat kitang paglilingkuran. ― I will serve you honestly.
  6. upfront; frank; candid; straightforward; open
    Synonyms: tahas, prangko

Derived terms

Noun

tapát (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. side opposite or fronting another
    Synonyms: katapat, ibayo, kaibayo, kabila
    Ang puno sa tapat ng bahay ay isang daang taon na. ― The tree in front of the house is a hundred years old.
  2. act of staying or stopping in front
    Synonym: pagtapat
  3. act of going through the direct route (to a certain place)
    Synonym: pagtatapat
  4. direct route from one place to another
    Synonym: tapatan
  5. act of telling the truth
  6. act of admitting or confessing (of one's guilt or crime)
    Synonyms: amin, pag-amin
  7. quality of being sincere or honest
    Synonym: katapatan
  8. last price
    Tapat na ho.
    It's the last price.

Further reading

  • “tapat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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