bakit

baki +‎ -t

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒkit]
• Hyphenation: ba‧kit

bakit

1. accusative singular of baki

• baket — colloquial
• bat, ba't — colloquial, not used in the end of sentences, nor as a sentence of its own
• bkt, bkit — text messaging
• baquit, baqui't — obsolete

From bakin +‎ at. Compare Kapampangan obakit.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbakit/ [ˈbaː.xɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /ˈbaket/ [ˈbaː.xɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -akit
• Syllabification: ba‧kit

bakit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

1. why; for what reason

   Synonyms: at ano, (dialectal, archaic) bakin, (Rizal) ataro, (slang, dated) timbs, (obsolete) makin

• bikat, katib, tikab, bitak, batik, kabit, tibak