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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tə(n)dək. Compare Ilocano teddek (“post; pillar; column; headman; chief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tirik (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔)
- act of building, erecting, or constructing
- Synonyms: tayo, pagtatayo, gawa, paggawa, tindig, pagtitindig
- act of setting up (as of a post)
- Synonyms: tayo, pagtatayo
- act of lighting up a candle
- position of one's pupils directed upward (as when one's death throes)
- (colloquial) stalling (of a vehicle)
- condition of being erect (of a penis)
- Synonyms: tayo, pagtayo, tigas, paninigas, tingaro, pagtingaro
Derived terms
Adjective
tirík (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔)
- set upright; set in an erect or straight position
- Synonyms: patayo, nakatayo, nakatindig, patindig
- frequently stalling on the road (of a vehicle)
- with one's eyes looking upward
Further reading
- “tirik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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