siyete

siyete

Tagalog

Tagalog cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : siyete     Ordinal : ikasiyete

Alternative forms

• syete
• s'yete

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ye‧te
• IPA^(key): /siˈete/, [ˈʃe.te]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish siete. The "gossip" sense is possibly from Student Canteen.

Numeral

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

1. seven

   Synonym: pito

Derived terms

• alas-siyete
• beynte siyete
• ikasiyete
• kuwarenta y siyete
• nobenta y siyete
• otsenta y siyete
• sesenta y siyete
• setenta y siyete
• singkuwenta y siyete
• treynta y siyete

 

Noun

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

1. (colloquial) gossip; idle talk

   Synonym: tsismis

Etymology 2

A minced oath of English shit.

Interjection

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

1. (colloquial, euphemistic) used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, surprise, etc.: damn!; shit!

Further reading

• “siyete” in Pinoy Slang Dictionary, Copongcopong