ek-ek

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔekʔek/ [ˈʔɛk.ʔɛk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ekʔek
  • Syllabification: ek-ek

Etymology 1

From pekpek.

Noun

ek-ek (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜁᜃ᜔) (slang)

  1. vagina
    Synonym: puki
  2. sexual intercourse
    Synonyms: seks, pagtatalik
See also

Etymology 2

Reduplication of ek, clipping of ekyem, from backslang of keme / kiyeme, from Spanish qué eme (literally “what (the) shit”). Literally, “what what; as if what”. See also ano-ano (literally “what what”).

Noun

ek-ek (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜁᜃ᜔) (slang)

  1. act of playing coy
  2. nonsense
    Synonym: eme
  3. stuff; whatchamacallit; thingy; thingamajig
    Synonyms: eme, ano, kuwan

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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