bakat

See also: bakåt and bakát

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧kat

Noun

bakat

1. a large wave of water; a billow

Indonesian

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bakat

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay bakat. Compare Tagalog bakat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakat̚/
• Rhymes: -kat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: ba‧kat

Noun

bakat (plural bakat-bakat)

1. trace, mark

   Synonyms: bekas, kesan, tanda

2. sign, presage, portent
3. potency
4. aptitude
5. talent:
   1. a marked natural ability or skill.

      Synonym: talenta

   2. a desire or inclination for something.

Derived terms

• berbakat
• keberbakatan
• membakat

 

• bakat alam
• bakat ombak
• bakat penyakit
• bakat terpendam

 

Further reading

• “bakat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bä.kät/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

bakat (Jawi spelling باکت, plural bakat-bakat, informal 1st possessive bakatku, 2nd possessive bakatmu, 3rd possessive bakatnya)

1. ability
2. aptitude
3. flair
4. potential
5. talent

   Synonym: kebolehan

Derived terms

• bakat akademik
• bakat alamiah
• bakat muzik
• berbakat

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: bakat

Further reading

• “bakat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mansaka

Noun

bakat

1. basket

Maranao

Noun

bakat

1. waves
2. windy weather; gusty wind

Swedish

Adjective

bakat

1. indefinite neuter singular of bakad

Verb

bakat

1. supine of baka

Tagal Murut

Noun

bakat

1. root (of plant)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baˈkat/ [bɐˈxat̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -at
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbakat/ [ˈbaː.xɐt̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -akat
• Syllabification: ba‧kat

Adjective

bakát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜆ᜔)

1. with dents; with scratches; with marks (on a surface)
2. (colloquial) having tight clothing leaving the outline of the body visible

Derived terms

• bakat-bakat

 

Noun

bakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜆ᜔)

1. impress; mark; dent; scratch

   Synonyms: batik, marka, bahid

2. scar

   Synonyms: pilat, piklat, peklat, kudlis

Derived terms

• bakatan
• bumakat
• ibakat
• magbakat
• mamakat

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tabak, batak, takba