magpatiwakal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • magpatiuacal (obsolete)

Etymology

magpa- + tiwakal (bored of things that torment). The second sense is from a reference to suicide as a way to escape torment.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mag‧pa‧ti‧wa‧kál

Verb

magpatiwakál

  1. (archaic) to become bored from tormenting things.
  2. (by extension) to commit suicide

Conjugation

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