indiyan

See also: Indiyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Indian (“Indian person”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔindian/ [ˈʔin.d͡ʒɐn]
  • Rhymes: -indian
  • Syllabification: in‧di‧yan

Adjective

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, slang) shirked; stood someone up; avoided a prearranged meeting (without prior notification)
    Synonym: inindiyan

Derived terms
  • indiyanin
  • inindiyan
  • maindiyan
  • mang-indiyan

Noun

índiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, slang) trickster; deceiver; scammer

Further reading
  • “indiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61
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