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suicide in Tagalog

pagpapatiwakal

/ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪd//ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/

suicide in Tagalog: pagpapatiwakal, pagpapakamatay. In English, suicide means the act of intentionally killing oneself.

Tagalog words for suicide

instance of killing oneself
pagpapatiwakal, pagpapakamatay

English meaning of suicide

  1. noun The act of intentionally killing oneself.
  2. noun A particular instance of a person intentionally killing oneself, or of multiple people doing so.
  3. noun A person who has intentionally killed themself.
  4. noun An action that could cause the literal or figurative death of a person or organization, although death may not be the aim of the action.

Full definition of suicide

suicide in a sentence

  • The coach makes us run suicides at the end of each basketball practice.

Synonyms of suicide

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Questions about suicide in Tagalog

What is the meaning of suicide in Tagalog?
Suicide in Tagalog is pagpapatiwakal, pagpapakamatay.
Ano ang suicide sa Tagalog?
Suicide: pagpapatiwakal, pagpapakamatay.
What does suicide mean in English?
Suicide means the act of intentionally killing oneself.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: suicide (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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