limatik

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈmatik/ [lɪˈma.tɪk]
• Rhymes: -atik
• Syllabification: li‧ma‧tik

Noun

limatik (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. small leech found on dry land
2. (figurative) bloodsucker (person who attempts to take as much from others as possible)

   Synonyms: linta, manghuhuthot, buwaya, ganid

See also

• linta
• tungaw

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /limaˈtik/ [lɪ.mɐˈtik]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: li‧ma‧tik

Adjective

limatík (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. badly twisted (of strands of twine, rope, etc.)