"bakit" meaning in Tagalog

See bakit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈbakit/, [ˈba.xɪt], /ˈbaket/, [ˈba.xɛt], /ˈbat/, [ˈbat] Forms: ᜊᜃᜒᜆ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -akit Etymology: From bakin + at. Compare Kapampangan obakit. Etymology templates: {{compound|tl|bakin|at}} bakin + at, {{cog|pam|obakit}} Kapampangan obakit Head templates: {{tl-adv|b=+}} bakit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜆ᜔)
  1. why; for what reason Derived forms: kabaktan
    Sense id: en-bakit-tl-adv-zbrINlc9 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Synonyms: at ano, bakin [archaic, dialectal], ataro, makin [obsolete], baket [colloquial], bat, ba't [colloquial], not used in the end of sentences, nor as a sentence of its own, bkt, bkit [Internet], baqui't [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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    },
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        },
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          "word": "nor as a sentence of its own"
        },
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        {
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      "ipa": "/ˈbakit/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.xɪt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaket/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.xɛt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbat/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbat]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akit"
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        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbakit/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.xɪt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaket/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.xɛt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbat/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbat]"
    },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
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      "word": "not used in the end of sentences"
    },
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      "word": "nor as a sentence of its own"
    },
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    },
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