takatak

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of tak +‎ a +‎ tak. Calque of German sowieso. Compare tak czy siak.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

takatak

  1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) nevertheless; however
    Synonyms: jednakowoż, mimo to

Further reading

  • Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “takatak”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 309

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /takaˈtak/ [t̪ɐ.xɐˈt̪ak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: ta‧ka‧tak

Noun

takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

  1. sound of falling raindrops on the roof (especially on galvanized iron roofing)
  2. (by extension) click-clack; clickety clack; sound of click-clacking (of typewriters, keyboards, footwear on the floor, etc.)
  3. (dated) clackers
    Synonym: lato-lato
Derived terms
  • tikatik

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈkatak/ [t̪ɐˈxaː.t̪ɐk̚], /takaˈtak/ [t̪ɐ.xɐˈt̪ak̚]
  • Rhymes: -atak, -ak
  • Syllabification: ta‧ka‧tak

Noun

takatak or takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

  1. plant grown of fallen seeds or stumps from a previous harvest (especially of rice)
See also

Adjective

takatak or takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

  1. grown of fallen seeds or stumps from a previous harvest (especially of rice)

Further reading

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