sakmal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sakˈmal/ [sɐkˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sak‧mal

Noun

sakmál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

1. act of seizing and grabbing something by the mouth (such as when a dog bites at a bone)
2. (figurative) act of consenting to or accepting something without any further inquiry or investigation

Derived terms

• ipasakmal
• manakmal
• masakmal
• pagsakmal
• pananakmal
• pasakmalin
• sakmalin
• sumakmal

Further reading

• “sakmal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024