pilantik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pilantic — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilantik (“spring-set spear trap”). Cognate with Malay pelantik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pilanˈtik/ [pɪ.lɐn̪ˈt̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: pi‧lan‧tik

Noun

pilantík (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. spark from a fire
2. slight jerking of the tip of a whip

Derived terms

• pumilantik

See also

• balatik
• paltik
• pitik
• saltik
• tilamsik

Further reading

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