limatik

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-matək, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-matək (“jungle leech”). Compare Ilocano alimatek, Bikol Central limatok, Hanunoo limatok, Aklanon alimatok, Cebuano alimatok, Chavacano alimatok, Maranao limatek, Tausug alimatuk, and Urak Lawoi' มราตะ (mrataq). See also linta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈmatik/ [lɪˈmaː.t̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -atik
• Syllabification: li‧ma‧tik

Noun

limatik (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. small leech found on dry land
2. (figurative) bloodsucker (person who attempts to take as much from others as possible)

   Synonyms: linta, manghuhuthot, buwaya, ganid

Derived terms

• malimatik

See also

• linta
• tungaw

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /limaˈtik/ [lɪ.mɐˈt̪ik̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ik
  • IPA^(key): /liˈmatik/ [lɪˈmaː.t̪ɪk̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -atik
• Syllabification: li‧ma‧tik

Adjective

limatík (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. badly twisted (of strands of twine, rope, etc.)

Noun

limatik (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. (dialectal, Quezon) rope with uneven strands, unequally twisted, or twined

Further reading

• “limatik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaNi-matek”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 215