From root: takot
Usage Note
Panakot refers to an object or a threat used to intimidate or frighten someone. A scarecrow is a common example of a panakot used for birds.
Examples
" Panakot lang ang tao-tao. "
Natural Translation
The scarecrow is just something to scare with.
Literal Translation
Tool-to-scare only the scarecrow.
" Ang maskara ay panakot lang. "
Natural Translation
The mask is just something used to scare.
Literal Translation
The mask is tool-to-scare just.
" Nilagyan ng magsasaka ng panakot ang palayan para hindi kainin ng mga ibon ang mga butil. "
Natural Translation
The farmer placed a scaring device in the rice field so the birds wouldn't eat the grains.
Literal Translation
Placed of farmer of scaring-tool the rice-field so-that not eaten of the birds the grains.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
takot has 10 related forms built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Tagalog Numbers 1-100: Counting, Time & Money Explained
Learn Tagalog numbers 1-100 and beyond. Master both native and Spanish-derived counting systems, plus telling time, reading prices, and ordinals.
May vs Mayroon vs Meron: Have & There Is
May vs mayroon in Tagalog finally made simple: one rule decides which to use, plus how meron and wala fit the same have and there-is family.
Tagalog Word Order: Sentence Structure Made Simple
Why Tagalog puts the verb first, and how ang, ng, and sa markers work. A clear guide to VSO word order, forming questions, and negation.
Philippine Christmas Traditions: World's Longest Holiday
Philippine Christmas traditions run four months — from Ber-month carols to Simbang Gabi dawn masses, Noche Buena feasts, and parol lanterns lighting every street.