hilatmata

Tagalog

Etymology

From hilat +‎ mata.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhilatmaˈta/ [ˌhiː.lɐt̪.mɐˈt̪a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hi‧lat‧ma‧ta

Noun

hílatmatá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜆ᜔ᜋᜆ)

  1. eyelid pull; gesture of opening the eyes using the fingers (especially by stretching the lower eyelid)

Derived terms

  • maghilatmata
  • hilatang-mata
  • paghilatang-mata

See also

Further reading

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