pagpapatiwakal

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ patiwakal with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡpapatiwaˈkal/ [pɐɡ.pɐ.pɐ.t̪ɪ.wɐˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pag‧pa‧pa‧ti‧wa‧kal

Noun

pagpapatiwakál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜉᜆᜒᜏᜃᜎ᜔)

1. suicide

   Synonyms: patiwakal, pagpapakamatay

Further reading

• “pagpapatiwakal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018