panakot

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • panacotobsolete, Abecedario

Etymology

From pang- +‎ sakot.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧na‧kot

Noun

panakot

  1. a spice
  2. bay leaf
  3. (archaic) ingredient
  4. (archaic) medicine, drug

Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

  • panacot (obsolete, Abecedario)

Etymology

From pan- +‎ sakot.

Noun

panakot

  1. a spice
  2. (archaic) ingredient
  3. (archaic) medicine, drug

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pan- +‎ takot. Compare Malay penakut.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈnakot/ [pɐˈn̪aː.xot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -akot
  • Syllabification: pa‧na‧kot

Noun

panakot (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. a thing or action that is used to scare, to cause fear, or to worry; scarer; frightener
  2. threat; intimidation; bluff
    Synonyms: banta, babala
  3. scarecrow
    Synonyms: balyan, espantaho, panakot-uwak, alay-ay, pamaoy, hayti, tao-tauhan, patakot, taong-dayami

Derived terms

  • panakot-uwak
  • manakot
  • pananakot

Further reading

  • panakot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018