hagikhik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *hikhik +‎ *-ag-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikhik (snicker, giggle; high-pitched laughter). Compare agik-ik.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haɡikˈhik/ [hɐ.ɣɪkˈhɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: ha‧gik‧hik

Noun

hagikhík (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄᜒᜃ᜔ᜑᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. outburst of suppressed laughter; snicker
    Synonyms: halikhik, alikik
  2. sound of sipping liquid
    Synonym: hithit

Derived terms

  • hagikhikan
  • humagikhik
  • maghagikhik
  • maghagikhikan
  • mapahagikhik
  • paghagikhik

See also

Further reading

  • hagikhik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • hagikhik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 565
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 465
  • Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 158
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 147
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hikhik”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /haɡikhik/ [hɑ.ɣɪkˈhik̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: ha‧gik‧hik

Noun

hagikhik (Sulat Sūg spelling هَݢِكْهِكْ)

  1. dandruff
    Maray' subay kaw mag'usal sin Nizoral bat maīg in hagikhik mu.
    Maybe you should use Nizoral in order for your dandruff to be removed.