paktor

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Cantonese 拍拖 (paak3 to1, “to date, or be dating someone”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɑʔˈtʰɔː], [ˈpʰɑk̚-] === Verb === paktor (Singapore, Malaysia, informal) To go out on a date with someone whom one is romantically involved with. ==== Usage notes ==== Commonly used in spoken colloquial Singapore English: to suggestively joke about a friend's dating situation. by older people to teenagers or young adults, usually in an endearing manner. ==== Derived terms ==== paktorlogy, paktor-ing === Anagrams === topark == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English factor or from Spanish factor. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpaktoɾ/ [ˈpak.t̪oɾ] (English influence) Rhymes: -aktoɾ IPA(key): /pakˈtoɾ/ [pɐkˈt̪oɾ] (Spanish influence) Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: pak‧tor === Noun === paktor or paktór (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔) factor Synonym: salik === References === “paktor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018