detektib

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English detective.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧tek‧tib

Noun

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detektib

  1. (law enforcement) a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator
  2. a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English detective.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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detektib (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ᜔)

  1. detective; spy
    Synonyms: tiktik, sekreta

Further reading

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