pandak

See also: pandák

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pendek.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pan‧dak
• IPA^(key): /panˈdak/, [pɐn̪ˈd̪ak]

Adjective

pandák

1. short and stout

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano pandak (“short”).

Adjective

pandák

1. short (referring to stature)

   Antonym: alto

Iban

Etymology

Compare Malay pendek.

Adjective

pandak

1. short

Mansaka

Adjective

pandak

1. short

Maranao

Noun

pandak

1. pig, hog
2. pork

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• panrak — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pendek, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pandak (“short in height, squat and compact in build, of a person”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /panˈdak/ [pɐnˈdak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pan‧dak

Adjective

pandák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. short (referring to stature)

   Synonym: bahete

   Antonym: matangkad

2. (slang) of little amount; insufficient

   Synonyms: kulang, kakaunti

3. (slang) matchless; nothing compared to

   Synonyms: wala, walang-laban, sapal

Further reading

• “pandak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “short”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary