tiwakal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiwaˈkal/ [tɪ.wɐˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ti‧wa‧kal

Noun

tiwakál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜏᜃᜎ᜔)

1. (obsolete) suicide; self-destruction (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)

   Synonyms: pagpapakamatay, suwisidyo

Derived terms

• magpatiwakal
• pagpapatiwakal
• patiwakal

 

Further reading

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