balikat
Alangan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balikat. Compare Tagalog balikat (“shoulder”) and Malay belikat (“scapula”).
Noun
balikat
- (anatomy) shoulder
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- balicat – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balikat. Compare Alangan balikat (“shoulder”) and Malay belikat (“scapula”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧li‧kat
- IPA(key): /baˈlikat/, [bɐˈli.xɐt]
Noun
balikat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔)
- (anatomy) shoulder
Derived terms
- balikatin
- bumalikat
- ibalikat
- isabalikat
- kibit-balikat
See also
- pasan
Further reading
- “balikat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.