siyete

Tagalog
Tagalog cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : siyete
    Ordinal : ikasiyete

Alternative forms
  • syete
  • s'yete

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧ye‧te
  • IPA(key): /siˈete/, [ˈʃe.te]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish siete. The "gossip" sense is possibly from Student Canteen.

Numeral

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. seven
    Synonym: pito
Derived terms

Noun

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. (colloquial) gossip; idle talk
    Synonym: tsismis

Etymology 2

A minced oath of English shit.

Interjection

siyete (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, surprise, etc.: damn!; shit!

Further reading
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