bakin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bakin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakin/ [ˈba.kin̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧kin

Adverb

bákin (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. (Daet, interrogative) why

   Synonyms: tano, nata, hadaw, tadaw, porke

Hungarian

Etymology

baki +‎ -n (case suffix)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧kin
• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒkin]

Noun

bakin

1. superessive singular of baki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bacqin, baquin — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• bayn — Batangas

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbakin/ [ˈbaː.xɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -akin
• Syllabification: ba‧kin

Adverb

bakin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜈ᜔) (archaic, now dialectal)

1. why; for what reason

   Synonyms: bakit, makin

Derived terms

• bakit

Further reading

• “bakin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 502: “Pues como ) Bacqin (pp) comparatibe”

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