bakit

Hungarian

Etymology

baki +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒkit]
• Hyphenation: ba‧kit

Noun

bakit

1. accusative singular of baki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• baket — colloquial
• bat, ba't — colloquial, not used in the end of sentences, nor as a sentence of its own
• bkt, bkit — text messaging
• baqui't — obsolete

Etymology

From bakin +‎ at. Compare Kapampangan obakit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbakit/ [ˈba.xɪt]
    • Rhymes: -akit
    • Syllabification: ba‧kit
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbaket/ [ˈba.xɛt] (colloquial)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbat/ [ˈbat] (colloquial, not used at the end of sentences, nor as a sentence of its own)

Adverb

bakit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

1. why; for what reason

   Synonyms: at ano, (dialectal, archaic) bakin, (Rizal) ataro, (obsolete) makin

Derived terms

• kabaktan

 

Anagrams

• kabit, tibak, tikab