tapat

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈpat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈpat]
• Rhymes: -at

tapat (feminine tapada, masculine plural tapats, feminine plural tapades)

1. past participle of tapar

tapat

1. second-person singular present indicative of tappaa

tapat

1. (non-standard since 1901) supine of tapa
   • 1869, Ivar Aasen, Minningar fraa Maalstriden um Hausten 1858, Christiania: Samlaget, page 9:

     […] um han endaa hever stadet under framandt Herredøme og lidet mange Tap ved det, so hever han daa korkje tapat sit Maal elder tapat Retten til at dyrka og hævda det, likasom i gamle Dagar.

     […] though he have stood under foreign overlordship and suffered great losses because of it, he has neither lost his language nor lost the right to cultivate and defend it, as in the old days.

Compare Malay tepat (“accurate”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈpat/ [t̪ɐˈpat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ta‧pat

tapát (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜆ᜔)

1. facing the front; in front

   Synonyms: kaharap, harapan, harap

2. direct; straight (as a route to a certain place)

   Synonyms: tuwid, tuwiran, deretso, deretsuhan

3. sincere; genuine; real

   Synonyms: tunay, dalisay, taos-puso, taos, mataos

   Ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay tapat.

   My love for you is sincere.

4. loyal; faithful; devoted

   Siya ay tapat kong kaibigan.

   S/he is a loyal friend of mine.

5. honest; just; truthful

   Tapat ako sa aking trabaho. ― I am truthful with my work.

   Tapat kitang paglilingkuran. ― I will serve you honestly.

6. upfront; frank; candid; straightforward; open

   Synonyms: tahas, prangko

tapát (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜆ᜔)

1. side opposite or fronting another

   Synonyms: katapat, ibayo, kaibayo, kabila

   Ang puno sa tapat ng bahay ay isang daang taon na. ― The tree in front of the house is a hundred years old.

2. act of staying or stopping in front

   Synonym: pagtapat

3. act of going through the direct route (to a certain place)

   Synonym: pagtatapat

4. direct route from one place to another

   Synonym: tapatan

5. act of telling the truth
6. act of admitting or confessing (of one's guilt or crime)

   Synonyms: amin, pag-amin

7. quality of being sincere or honest

   Synonym: katapatan

8. last price

   Tapat na ho.

   It's the last price.

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

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