suwipistik
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- suwipistek
- suwipstik
- swipistik — superseded, pre-2007
Etymology
Borrowed from English sweepstake.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˌipisˈtik/ [ˌswiː.pɪsˈt̪ɪk̚]
- Rhymes: -ik
- Syllabification: su‧wi‧pis‧tik
Noun
suwípistík (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)
- sweepstake
- Synonym: loteriya
Further reading
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1296